01
WHERE IT STARTED
BMW 750xi — The First Build
The first major Projects & Problems rebuild: a damaged BMW 7 Series that started the hands-on salvage-build journey.
SEE THE FIRST BUILD →REAL CARS • REAL WORK • REAL RESULTS
REAL AUTOMOTIVE DIY.
NO PERFECT BUILDS.
BMW, Porsche and whatever project comes next — real rebuilds, repairs, upgrades and the problems that happen along the way.
01 First Build: BMW 750xi
02 Porsche 996 C4S
03 Current: BMW G30
LATEST BMW G30 EPISODE
WILL MY REBUILT BMW PASS SALVAGE INSPECTION?
BMW 530i • G30 PROJECT • EP. 5
Inspection Day, Rebuilt Title & Back on the Road
The 530i heads to salvage inspection on a flatbed with a check-engine light on. Then comes the rebuilt title, registration, professional detail and the payoff.
THE PROJECTS THAT BUILT THE CHANNEL
FROM THE FIRST BUILD TO TODAY
Three builds. Three chapters. One channel.
02
THE MODERN CLASSIC
Porsche 911 Carrera 4S
A damaged 996 Carrera 4S brought back through repairs, replacement parts, troubleshooting and ongoing ownership.
SEE THE PORSCHE STORY →03
THE CURRENT BUILD
2018 BMW 530i G30
From salvage purchase to inspection, rebuilt title, registration, detailing and the final cosmetic work still underway.
WATCH THE CURRENT BUILD →CHAPTER 01 — WHERE IT STARTED
THE BMW 750xi FIRST BUILD
The project that started the pattern: buy the problem, learn the car, fix it.
SALVAGE STARTING POINT
Front-End Damage. Luxury-Car Complexity. A Lot to Learn.
The 7 Series arrived with significant front-end damage, but the rest of the car showed why it was worth taking on: a complete luxury interior, a strong platform and a project with plenty to figure out.
This became the template for Projects & Problems — documenting the condition, diagnosing what was actually damaged, repairing it piece by piece and learning along the way.
CHAPTERS 02 + 03
THE BUILDS KEPT GOING
Porsche 996 Carrera 4S and the current BMW G30.
BMW G30 REBUILD
From Salvage Car to Road Ready
The 2018 BMW 530i started as a damaged auction car and became a registered, road-ready project through hands-on repairs, inspection and finishing work.
PORSCHE 996
Repairing the Carrera 4S
The Porsche project has its own history of damage, repairs and upgrades — exactly the kind of real-world work Projects & Problems is built around.
THE PORSCHE STORY
From Auction Damage to Driver
The 996 arrived with front-end damage, missing lighting and interior pieces removed. The gallery below documents the actual auction condition and what came with the car.
PROJECTS & PROBLEMS MERCH
P&P GARAGE HOODIE
Launching in Black, Brown and White. Sizes S–4XL. Estimated retail $49.99 + shipping.
ABOUT CHIZTV
BUILT. FIXED. DRIVEN.
Projects & Problems is about what really happens when you own, repair and rebuild cars yourself — including the mistakes, delays, surprises and wins.
The channel follows hands-on automotive DIY, project-car ownership, diagnostics, repairs, detailing and the decisions that come with keeping older and rebuilt cars on the road.
THE MOTTO
PROJECTS & PROBLEMS
Because every build has both.
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