Grace’s New Brakes

I apologize to all for not blogging sooner about my new (old) car: Grace Gay Gears. It’s been a busy few weeks.

Background

Grace is a ‘92 Accord with 160k+ miles, a rebuilt title, and a leak in the trunk. She was broken in to just before I bought her which left some residual damage and for some reason she smelled like a taxi cab until Jake took some potent lavender smelling cleaner to her insides. She also get’s great gas mileage, has a smooth ride, and is super cheap on insurance. Oh, and speaking of cheap, let’s just say that I paid for her in cash. :)

It’s probably also worth mentioning that I bought her from Rosy Perez. I have her business card to prove it.

Repairs

I’ve actually had to do surprising little to Grace so far because for all of her faults she is in surprisingly great shape (just like me)! I had to do some minor repairs due to the pre-purchase break-in like replacing the passenger door handle and putting in a new stereo. I decided to splurge a little on the audio and put in a nice deck with a USB plug in the glove box, a 150 watt/channel amp (see pic below) and some nice Infinity speakers. I’m thinking about getting a sub at some point just so I can be that guy.

Anyway, one thing I knew I needed to do asap was the brakes so I picked up pads and shoes at the super awesome mega-huge Schucks on 99 (I luv that place) and Dad and I rocked that shit on a sunny Sunday. Behold: