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My goal is to inspire other kids my age to chase their dreams
"just Tinkergineer it"
I first got into cars and started saving up for One at age 11 1/2. I didn't know where this project would take me, I knew that it would be an adventure that hopefully will end up with me having an electric car to drive to the beach and go surfing In.
along the way i would like to inspire as many other kids to chase their dreams as well and show them what's possible when they try
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My goal is to inspire other kids my age to chase their dreams
"just Tinkergineer it"
I first got into cars and started saving up for One at age 11 1/2. I didn't know where this project would take me, I knew that it would be an adventure that hopefully will end up with me having an electric car to drive to the beach and go surfing In.
along the way i would like to inspire as many other kids to chase their dreams as well and show them what's possible when they try
Frances Pearl Farnam
Porsche 914 EV⚡️restoration project. Spring of 2024 is my Goal to get this rolling. Go Make👩🏼🏭I do all IG on my Dads phone with him present 💕
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Thirteen-year-old Frances Farnam of Tinkergineering in Sierra Madre, California, bought her first car—a ’76 Porsche 914—using the money she made picking grapefruit and vegetables from her garden and selling them at the local farmer’s market.
Recently, she brought the 914 to the SEMA Garage in Diamond Bar, California, where Director of Vehicle Technology Luis Morales demonstrated the Garage’s 3-D scanning capability.
Farnam and her father Daniel plan to restore the car themselves and convert it to electric before showing it off at “SEMA Electrified” during the 2022 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Frances Pearl Farnam
Porsche 914 EV⚡️restoration project. Spring of 2024 is my Goal to get this rolling. Go Make👩🏼🏭I do all IG on my Dads phone with him present 💕
Thirteen-year-old Frances Farnam of Tinkergineering in Sierra Madre, California, bought her first car—a ’76 Porsche 914—using the money she made picking grapefruit and vegetables from her garden and selling them at the local farmer’s market.
Recently, she brought the 914 to the SEMA Garage in Diamond Bar, California, where Director of Vehicle Technology Luis Morales demonstrated the Garage’s 3-D scanning capability.
Farnam and her father Daniel plan to restore the car themselves and convert it to electric before showing it off at “SEMA Electrified” during the 2022 SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
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Welcome to Tinkergineering! This winter I bought my first car, a 1976 Porsche 914, with the money I earned from picking grapefruit from the tree at my house. The Porsche is my favorite car of all time and I will be converting it to a electric electric vehicle.
It definitely took some work, but learning about all the latch and lock mechanics and seeing how it all goes together was epic! Lots of learning, but now I know exactly how everything in the door is supposed to be, from the latch rod to the glass itself! - I made sure to also put that Dynamat sound deadening in the door as well to get rid of that road noise. Here's to all the helpful tips from our 914 Community. 914 Rubber, PMB Performance, Bruce Stone, Dynamat, 914 World, SMG Werks, and 914 Electric
Check these out - this was a super quick side quest, but definitely important - just you wait until I get rubber on these wheels because these are going to be sickkkkk - stay tuned for the suspension!
Lots of mistakes were made, though it was a learning experience and hopefully made it more entertaining for you guys. Thank you all for helping me learn and find solutions, as I said - Keep on tinkering
Join me as I put in Dynamat Xtreme into my car! Trust me, this upgrade is a game-changer, especially for an EV build where there's no loud engine to drown out the road noise. Dynamat makes install super simple, so get out there and keep on tinkering!
How to rekey and put together your door locks! This is a pretty useful thing to know - especially if you accidentally put your lock cylinders in the ultrasonic haha. All the pieces wiggled out so it was up to me to put this puzzle back together! Check it out!
This was a super simple project to do, and the 914 Rubber lenses look absolutely amazing! I can’t believe I thought it was going to be so difficult to wire them up - I just needed to pull the wire through the hole!! Keep on tinkering, and don’t be afraid of making mistakes!
This was fun to see fire up, I think you all will agree!
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Welcome to Tinkergineering! This winter I bought my first car, a 1976 Porsche 914, with the money I earned from picking grapefruit from the tree at my house. The Porsche is my favorite car of all time and I will be converting it to a electric electric vehicle.
This was a super simple project to do, and the 914 Rubber lenses look absolutely amazing!
I can’t believe I thought it was going to be so difficult to wire them up - I just needed to pull the wire through the hole!! Keep on tinkering, and don’t be afraid of making mistakes!
Time to put on my favorite part of this car!! I made sure to powder coat the buckets so that they were certain to last. Check out 914 Rubber for those epic relays, bulbs, and the white surrounds. I know the white is typically for the earlier 914s, but they just looked so awesome!!
These definitely seemed complicated at first, but it all came together and I didn’t accidentally break anything! - it’s all about the little wins lately.
Keep on tinkering!
I definitely had to learn the ropes (or wires) on this one haha. I went through and cleaned the whole harness and replaced any bad wires. My dad and I found a cool trick to create our own stripes on the new wires, and to make the job a little easier, I used the old wires to pull the new ones through - still tricky but a game changer. Thanks to the 914 Rubber's Covering for Cable Holder Tabs, the harness will stay in place and not rub against the metal! It was a small detail, but it will make a huge difference in the long run. Another thanks to everyone on 914 World for helping and advising me!
Keep on tinkering!
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I am Frances and learning to share this joy has become my purpose.
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Joy is what it gives me.
I am Frances and learning to share this joy has become my purpose.
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TINKERGINEERING Bonneville Speed Week Field Trip, EV WEST ELECTRALINER Land Speed Racer
Hello 914WORLD! I've been getting lots of great check-in notes from you guys. Its been a super productive Summer for me. Not letting anyting get in the way from working on this AMAZING car that I am totally in love with. Its growing on me. AHH I love it!
Okay, so been catching up Safely and Distanced with mentors I have met on 914 World, & Instagram. Lots of confusing build lessons I need to master. Check this one out. Bonneville Speed Week with EV WEST and their Tesla motor-driven Electraliner.
I know this is not so much 914 but is really cool. Plus my 914 made it in the first shot.
Hope everyone is doing as good a possible!
Frances
Forums
TINKERGINEERING Episode 03 Interior Out!, My First Car EV project
My First 914WORLD So Cal Rally, TINKERGINEERING Rally Episode
TINKERGINEERING Dash Pad Teardown, Time to remove the busted up dashed with some help from the 914 Community
76 Bumpers/can you Identify/anyone want them? - free, What are these ones called?
TINKERGINEERING Bonneville Speed Week Field Trip, EV WEST ELECTRALINER Land Speed Racer
914 Rubber and Middle Motor Mentors for my Porsche EV project, Quick tour of what 914 Rubber and Middle Motors is all about
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