Porsche Boxster Sheds 743 Pounds for Lykan Conversion
Porsche Boxster has everything removed that isn’t needed to run and drive.
Casey Putsch, founder of Genius Garage Racing, is currently transforming a 2007 Porsche Boxster S into a Lykan Hypersport. The Lykan is heavily Porsche-based, so the Boxster makes for a natural conversion, and in this video from Putsch’s YouTube channel, we watch as he begins the process. As you might imagine, transforming a car into another car begins with tearing the cars apart. In this case, the Porsche is completely stripped of everything that can be removed while still allowing the car to run and drive under its own power.
While Boxster fans are likely to cringe at the sight of this mid-engine drop-top being destroyed, this video offers an interesting look at the inner workings of the 2007 Porsche. More importantly, we find out how much weight you can remove from a Boxster and still drive it, leading to an even higher-performance machine.
Genius Garage
If you aren’t familiar with Casey Putsch, his YouTube channel describes him as a “philanthropist, craftsman, artist, engineer, naturalist, history lover, and racing driver”. He is also the founder and CEO of Genius Garage Racing, which is an educational program for younger gearheads. Genius Garage works with kids who are interested in really getting into the nuts and bolts of the automotive world, creating cool, high performance machines.
Most recently, the Genius Garage acquired a 2007 Porsche Boxster S and the body of a Lykan Hypsersport. Unfortunately, social distancing rules prevent Putsch from having any kids assist with the build right now, but he still provides some cool content for kids and adults alike.
Lykan Hypersport
The Lykan Hypersport is one of the most expensive high performance cars in the world. Introduced as “Arabia’s first supercar”, just seven examples were produced and they were priced around $3.4-million when new. The Hypersport is powered by a RUF-prepared Porsche 911 engine and its carbon fiber body rides on a RUF-engineered chassis.
So, how did Putsch get ahold of the body of one of these rare supercars? This Lykan is actually a replica body produced for Fast and Furious Live. It is now in bad shape, but he plans to bring it back to life and to do that, he is using a 2007 Porsche Boxster chassis and drive train.
Porsche Boxster Teardown
The process of stripping the 2007 Porsche Boxster begins with a weigh-in, at which point we find that it tips the scales at 3,120 pounds with a full tank of gas. Putsch then begins tearing the car apart, starting at the front. We watch as he tears away the vehicle insulation and the front fascia. When he removes the control servo for the Boxster’s rear wing, he takes a second to explain how it will be reused on the Lykan.
The video jumps ahead to day 2, when just about everything non-essential has been removed from the black Porsche. Putsch fires it up in this stripped state and removes the rear exhaust section with the car running. After removing the rear quarter panels and the windshield glass, the teardown is complete. At that point, it is weighed once again, revealing a final weight of 2,377 pounds. That is 743 pounds lighter than the stock, fully assembled Porsche.
Hitting the Road
Finally, after Putsch has removed all of the non-essential components from the 2007 Porsche, he heads out onto the open road for a quick cruise. That is capped off with a session of smoky donuts in the parking lot, while he eats donuts in the car.
The video ends with this Boxster looking like a slick custom track toy, but in the coming months, it will be transformed into a Lykan Hypersport.
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