Kung Fu Gavin

Front Caliper

While the previous post was for the rear brake caliper, this post is for the front brake caliper (which is much larger).

Here is the before pic (note rust/grime on caliper at right):

After 2 hours of scrubbing the caliper with a wire brush:

After 2 coats of paint:

All done!

Before (again):

After:

Brake Calipers

Scrubbed off half the rust with brake cleaner and a wire brush (30 min); note rusted caliper on right:


Cleaned off remainder of rust and prepped/taped-off caliper (30 min):


Applied paint (waited 45 minutes "dry time" between 2 coats) and removed tape (1 hour total):


With 20" wheel back on (1 min; wheel mount/contact points do not encroach paint so no waiting to dry):


Job complete (well, one of four calipers anyways):


Full view:


Just kidding (I wish)! Seriously, the full view (sorry it's an old pic):





After lowering .75" in front and .5" in rear (pic above is factory height):


























Can you see the yellow brake calipers now?

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Vienna Austria

Staying here: Grand Hotel Mercure Biedermeier Vien in Vienna City Center.

 

Hotel mapped.

 

My room was so remote/away from elevators and ice machines, top-floor, at the very end of this hall..

 

 Into this corridor..

 

 Up these stairs..

 

 

 

Finally the room!

 

 Room setup/staging.

 

 

 

Looking down from hallway.

 

Night-time view of same.

 

Night-time view stepping out of hotel lobby.. 

 

 

Day-time view of same. 

 

 

 

Fitness center/spa..

 

 

 

Sauna room.. 

 

 

2 blocks from hotel (SBUX!!)..

 

 

 

Served in a mug, yumm! 

 

Got my route/self-tour scoped-out, but ain't walking! 

 

Got my CityBike rental (hey, it was either this or puke orange).. 

 

Starting the ride. 

 

Danube River canal.. 

 

 

Local streets/architecture.. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Art-deco building/museum..

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cool-shaped building in the distance. 

 

 The endless road.

Cool weight-lifter graffiti.


These videos have audio (the sides move and wiggle so the video doesn't appear as shaky--video editing stabilization)..




This delicatessen was bomb/exceptional!


These treats were $1.30 EUR each (~$2 USD); couldn't resist and had to try. Okay fine, I got 4.






Lunch secured.


The unwrapping..


Getting hungry yet?

 

Tasted even better than they look.

 

 Cute pretzel door knob/handle of the bakery where I got the breakfast bagel.

 

 Got chocolate?

 

Sweet AMG (can only imagine how it looks when washed).

      

 

 

Austrian wireless carrier (upper-left corner).