Kenneth Wong

I spend most of my workday designing equipment and tools in SolidWorks, then go home and open SolidWorks on a different computer for my own projects.

At work, that usually means manufacturing equipment, tooling, and solving problems that need to work reliably in the real world. At home, the problems are more self-inflicted: race cars, machined parts, electronics, fabrication, and the occasional project that would have been much easier to leave alone.

I tend to think about problems less in terms of whether they’re hard or easy, and more in terms of whether they’re possible. If they are, then it’s mostly a question of figuring out what it takes to make them work.

This site is a collection of some of those projects.

Kenneth Wong, mechanical engineer and automotive project builder

Selected Projects

Dohn Jeere

Dohn Jeere Volkswagen Passat TDI 24 Hours of Lemons race car

A B4 Passat TDI converted into a John Deere-themed endurance race car and developed over multiple seasons by working through drivetrain, chassis, cooling, and race-reliability problems.

Explore the Dohn Jeere build →

Smart Fortwo Electric Drive

Smart Fortwo Electric Drive custom battery pack project

A replacement high-voltage battery for a Smart Fortwo Electric Drive, built around repurposed Samsung modules with custom packaging, cooling, BMS integration, and cell-level monitoring.

Explore the Smart EV battery build →

Miata Off-Roadster

Lifted NA Mazda Miata Off-Roadster

An NA Miata reworked as a high-clearance daily driver with a 3-inch suspension lift, larger tires, polyurethane bushings, a custom radio mount, and an integrated digital rearview camera.

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E46 325xi

BMW E46 325xi wagon engineering project

A non-running 325xi wagon brought back with a replacement engine, then updated with X3 rear suspension components, new bushings, and a scan-based steel skid plate.

Explore the E46 project →

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