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AndrewJ · 03-02-2008, 11:50 PM

So while at work today I saw a few intersting things.

First, outside a grocery store, around back there were two used forklift batteries sitting on a pallet awaiting disposal. If only I had a use for them. They're 24 volt batteries, and the aH rating on them is 878!!

Unfortunately they (probably) each weigh more than the Forkenswift does! Most batteries in this size range are >1500lbs!

I didn't have a camera with me, but this batt is close.

Then, on my last stop of the day, I saw a car that I've never seen before, a Datsun B210GX

Just imagine that exact car with +25 years of rust. It's an astonishingly aerodynamic shape for such a car of it's age. One just might make a nice project car someday If anyone ever stumbles across one.

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AndrewJ Awesomeness personified Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Columbia, MO Posts: 642 Harold - '94 Honda Civic CX 90 day: 54.51 mpg (US) Margot - '08 Surly Big Dummy Thanks: 0 Thanked 28 Times in 18 Posts	A few random sightings.... So while at work today I saw a few intersting things. First, outside a grocery store, around back there were two used forklift batteries sitting on a pallet awaiting disposal. If only I had a use for them. They're 24 volt batteries, and the aH rating on them is 878!! Unfortunately they (probably) each weigh more than the Forkenswift does! Most batteries in this size range are >1500lbs! I didn't have a camera with me, but this batt is close. Then, on my last stop of the day, I saw a car that I've never seen before, a Datsun B210GX Just imagine that exact car with +25 years of rust. It's an astonishingly aerodynamic shape for such a car of it's age. One just might make a nice project car someday If anyone ever stumbles across one. __________________ "I got 350 heads on a 305 engine. I get 10 miles to the gallon. I ain't got no good intentions." - The Drive By Truckers.