My long weekend! Blown CV/Freak snow storm [Picture Heavy]

[FlatBlack]

When I bought my Wagon from my boss, he told me the boot was ripped on the front left CV. I didn't pay much mind and went through lots of mud and water.

It started clicking really bad last Wednesday, so I parked it and drove the Black Z around. I started to drive to his house to go swap a CV from his OBS parts car, and as I'm about to get on the interstate I see pieces of my car bouncing on the pavement and hear a terrible noise.

I jump out and see my CV has imploded.

I limp it back home and put it up on jackstands. This is what I found:

Snapped ABS wires

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It ripped the tranny side CV boot as well and flung grease everywhere

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Check your boots, kids!!

Got the new CV in, took about 30 minutes. Pleasurable experience, I love that Subarus can take this much and still be driveable.

That was Thursday night. on Friday, it was 65* and I was driving the Datsun around. The forecast was for snow on Sunday. I didn't believe it.

On Saturday morning, it started pissing down rain. By 1PM it turned to sleet, and snow shortly after. It continued snowing until yesterday morning at 11AM. It's 55* right now.

Anyways, here are the pictures of us playing around.

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My buddy Jake's [WAGONLOVE] WRX

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Busted out my RH Fog light :/ Had to have the 'Subaru Recovery Vehicle' [My buddy's Lifted, badass XJ] pull me out of this one heh

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We had to call the XJ out initially because our Forrester-owning friend thought his street tires would work in the snow and mud

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Here's my roommate's GC with the WRX

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Bumper repair the proper way!

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I went to work this morning and all of the snow on the roads were melted. University of Arkansas in Fayetteville has the largest parking deck in the state at 9 stories. I went up there to see if any snow was left, because nobody parks there anyways. There was still a foot or so left at 10AM :D

I gladly destroyed the unmolested snow while it lasted.

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[lord flashheart]

nice man. a poster child of what outbacks are for!

[FlatBlack]

I pulled out a Civic and a Monte Carlo from a ditch, and the WRX got stuck twice. The GC had to pull me out once though, then the Jeep. So, + 4 -2 = +2 gain over the weekend :D

I should explain why my suspension is at full droop and my bumper is in the side of a ditch - The snow was so deep, I couldn't tell where the tarmac ended, I got in a wet spot, and almost got stuck. I thought there was only a curb, no ditch right back at the road, so I powered through the first ditch to go straight into that one. I felt pretty retarded after that one :D