So I was having a jolly good time in the Outback down by the river yesterday. I was going through mud, sand, and water and having an overall great time. I got stuck once and buried the car up to the sideskirts in sand, but a friendly Ford Ranger driver gave me a tug from behind and freed me.

As I was deciding to leave, all hell broke loose. A small branch sticking up out of the sand looked safe enough to drive over. Only problem was, that small branch was actually a half buried small tree in the sand. The end of the tree went up into the airdam and smashed the radiator, condenser, and cooling fans up against the block and it made the power steering belt come all the way off, and shredded the other drive belt.

oops

I'm going to take pictures tonight of the damage. My only concern is fluid dripping off the front passenger side control arm mount. It looks like it's just dripping water and there's really nothing above it that could be punctured...(or at least I hope not). It was dripping for quite a while, though I did go through quite a bit of water.  

lol, can't wait to see that!  

Pics-


From the outside, looks fine


Oh...well that shouldn't be like that


Ouch!  

Well I could have told you that your CAR shouldn't have been off-road... lol  

So I ratched-strapped the condensor into place and used a bunch of industrial grade zip ties to keep the radiator in place. Yes, I know, that's a super redneck fix, but it works for now. My A/C still blows cold and I'm not leaking coolant, so things are looking good. I got new belts and I'm putting them on tomorrow.

And hey, it's a Legacy with a lift kit. What are lift kits for???