QUICK And EASY 2 Door Conversion - Transforming A Ugly 4 Door Into A Sweet 2 Door!

We're at it again!
I got an end of year deal on a pretty solid tri five Chevy. The only problem? It was yellow, a 1956 AND A 4 DOOR!
Luckily when Mr. Chevrolet designed the 1955-57 cars, he made the roof, body length and glass all the same. The only difference between a 4 door and a 2 car are the length of doors and where the door post is located. Everything else is just filling in holes with sheetmetal.
So buckle up and watch me hack up this old hot rod in a HURRY!
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[@richfletcher4286]

You could leave it a 3 door. Take it on power tour and see how long until someone notices. In all reality, really cool, Dan. You make it LOOK easy. Peace.

[@69CutlassKen]

Rich makes a valid argument Dan. And if I'm being honest I thought the same thing

[@Alpha-jg9mi]

@@69CutlassKen same here, I was thinking the same.

[@tomsawyer247]

Me too.

[@karlrussell6765]

Must be a common thought. I did too.

[@bryanmoseler6963]

Absolutely awesome

[@throttlewatch4614]

Dan has done more 4 door to 2 door conversions than anyone else. Definitely more than anyone in the last two /three years

[@kalinagoedge2777]

You still got the touch! Looks great! This a favorite part of what you do to tri-5s.

[@scotthandschug298]

Yup

[@markbrown6236]

And they make some entertaining video's.

[@davidwoodham1307]

Hi Dan the man you make it so easy mate looking great mate

[@gregt722]

He’s the expert. I’ve seen other KZbin conversion videos where they are referencing DD speed shop.

[@Jfrgarage]

I didn't know this was a thing. I've always wanted a 2dr. I literally stumbled on this video last week, and immediately made a deal while watching the video to buy my buddies 55 4dr.

[@Robert-ni6ut]

When it come to 2 door half hour conversions Dan's the man 👍

[@Robert-ni6ut]

Thanks for the like Dan

[@Chevl67]

Dan, you’re famous on the internet for making this Tri-five conversion. Keep on doin what you’re doing!

[@mightymikethebear]

It has been a while since you showed us how to do a 4 door to 2 door conversion. This is classic DD Speed Shop content!

[@buckeyejim2989]

🗿 absolutely 👍👍

[@94jimmy5]

Dan, you make this conversion look easy. Until I started watching, I didn't know this was possible. Rock on Dan.

[@chrisnoeske8904]

Your vision and inginuity is just freaking amazing. I can't wait to see the end result on that little car.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Hey thanks!

[@buckeyejim2989]

🗿yep👍💯

[@stevefarrell3225]

"This is where we're gonna hillbilly it together." I thought that started at 0:00!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Hahaha

[@johnrickett3919]

I’ve done 2 of these conversions using pontiac parts, it’s pretty satisfying to stand back and see the new form they take on.

[@MichaelSmith-wb1es]

It would be funny to make one with 1 door on the driver's side and 2 doors on the passengers side just to see how many people notice it when you are out driving around or at a car show.

[@AdamWaffen]

Put a 55 front fender on one side and a 57 on the other

[@MrCanadian999]

One piece at a time

[@billyt9987]

Now I'm up for messing with people's minds. Your ideas are my kind of craziness.

[@TerrySmith-fc9mj]

Mike smith are you in south Carolina and if so jonny gold car lol

[@TerrySmith-fc9mj]

How much to pay some one to do this job ? $$$

[@archieloy172]

Thank u for conversion 4 door video have a 4 door from my dad me and my 16 year old grandson have drug it home to my shop never thought about doing this project start now great gift for my grandson with great grandfathers car and grandfaters help I'm a retired metal fabricator so well within my wheel house thank u so much and really enjoy u and Danny love her channel also

[@lindzee924]

Love this !! You're keeping tri-fives alive and making them look ," more desirable ", at the same time. 🤗

[@rcpaulsen]

I love your videos because we approach projects the same way - start with a vision in your head and then figure out how to make it a reality piece by piece. The greatest motivator for me is when I tell someone what I want to do and they tell me it can't be done. I've given up on using a floor jack for removing and installing doors. Now I use a pair of ratchet straps either wrapped around the roof or over a ceiling joist.. Having one at the front and one at the rear makes it easy to get the door perfectly level.

[@peterraffin2227]

Dan is the absolute master at this. I don't always agree with his methods but he IS a real champion at getting things done. He has a fantastic and impressive collection of cars. Well done.

[@chadrech9230]

I’d stop right there and in TRUE DD Speed Shop fashion, the one and only Three door 55 Sedan Suburban!

[@kenvangoe9358]

Nice work Dan you've become the guru of 4 ta 2 conversions on KZbin this does look a little better or is it just my bias be careful and stay safe my friends God love ya both.

[@n.leeball3049]

Dan, you are the King of Figure It Out As We Go! I love watching you work through problems! Inspiring to watch!

[@DDSpeedShop]

Hey thanks!

[@domenickpace3450]

Great work. What welder are u using?

[@hanknipper3921]

You are the master of 4 door to 2 door conversions Dan!

[@ScrawnyRonnie89]

Those young kiddos made my day seeing this. Thier joy and excitement made me remember how i was the same way and mixed with Dans Cool demeanor its awesome!! You can tell hes your "cool nieghbor" Makes me hopeful for these younger generations im glad they are into cars. I remember when I was young and my father had a 69 Falcon BBF 390 and the neighbor across the street had a Iroc and a Boss 427 mustang. I memorized as many cars as i could and to this day can name makes, models and usually get them right or within a few years. I wonder if this would be possible on a 4 door falcon. If I find one for a good price I might have to have Dan work some magic for me. Love the video!!

[@mixerman1]

Having the post from the 2 door makes the fit and finish of that gap look so good. Think I would just do a fog of John Deere implement yellow on the whole thing, get it running right and beat it like no tomorrow

[@toddgittins5692]

Just cobbled up. Demo it.

[@pibblesnbits]

This man is a mad man and an artist....surprised he was willing to pursue that and managed to make it work. Nice.

[@johnkranz4004]

That’s a great deal for the Doors and quarter panels Dan Coming along nicely

[@Frank-ul1qs]

I'm so into this, but it brought back memories of a friend I had. Died from COVID-19. He was a super body worker , and race drag strip his ride 63 nova supped up. Never drank, never drugs, just got sick and pass away and young too. I don't understand why. Yeah COVID but didn't pull thru. R.i.p Bob.

[@MIKEH.777]

I get really excited when you get one of these 4 door to 2 door conversion. I love how you do these transformation. It's almost like you have a whole fleet of transformers because they are more than meets the eye 😅😂 . Keep up the great work and God Bless you guys and your families.

[@timothyarnott3584]

I'm impressed!!!....yes lots of detail little stuff, but DAMN!!!...THATS BAD-ASS in basically a 1/2 hour!!!.....you ARE THE MAN !!👍

[@larryobrien4933]

Dan, you are truly The Zip Disc master! You make it look too easy. The 56 was sweet to begin with and will be killer when the conversion is done. That was the car everyone wanted when I was a teenager (long ago, in the last century). 😂😂

[@mr.mustatd8478]

Haven't watched a whole video for awhile.But I watched this one . Great job.

[@genemanno1533]

This was a nice presentation covering the basics. I’m sure anybody that cares more for a finished product will take more pains to position and weld to look more professional.

[@montanakustomklassics8842]

How many years ago before you were a famous KZbinr was it you asked me about 2 door conversions lol now your the 2 door conversion king lol funny world we live in 😎👍

[@robwigglezz944]

She took a picture of your car to report it to MACC. Mothers against cutting cars. Haha

[@mrromantimothy]

Mothers aren't against cutting cars, they're against the noise it makes.

[@robwigglezz944]

@@mrromantimothy how do you know their other grievances? Are you talking to them? Are you our man on the inside?

[@rong4189]

@@robwigglezz944Huh? Ok how about Morons Against Cutting Cars

[@robfox5892]

One of the things that cracks me up. I watch Dan's content, and he is always turning 4 doors into two doors. Then when I shift over to the diesel truck content I watch, those dudes are turning 2 doors into 4 doors ( crew cabs ). hahaha hysterical.

[@DDSpeedShop]

Hahaha

[@kenpatrick8268]

This is by far my favorite thing to watch you do!!

[@waynekoszenski9913]

you really love to convert tri five chevys into two doors from four doors haven't seen you so happy in a while you are probably the fastest at converting for to two in Canada

[@lusterwright2886]

Looks like nice seats in car how about a fire blanket over the seats while cutting lol

[@JustSterugglin]

I also spend my days finding ways to criticize the way people do things. I find it highly effective when their actions couldn’t possibly effect me in any way. Time well spent imo

[@malcolmdyer6090]

​@@mistersecret88 Then came the welding...😮

[@budsodalsky]

That's remarkable! Esp grabbing the Pontiac side - wow wee!!

[@FlingingWrench]

Dan, When you had the yellow door skin over the Pontiac upper sheet (where the back doors used to be) instead of marking a line to find where you’re cutting, just cut a straight line through the yellow door skin AND the Pontiac sheet at the same time. Perfect line every time because you cut them together.

[@johnchambers12]

Have you been watching Halfass Kistoms too. I believe that method would work as you said

[@FlingingWrench]

@@johnchambers12 I haven’t seen any of that shop’s vids. I’ll have to check them out .

[@loose-arrow-garage]

Once again an awesome job. I'm not planning on doing any 4 to 2 door conversions anytime soon but I am replacing lower quarters and floors on my 57 Ford 2 door coupe. Watching you gives me a boost in confidence when doing the job!

[@tri5garage544]

Dan you got this down to a science. Awesome work man.

[@stanleybarnette3025]

I've heard you call the things you do a "hack job" but from my point of view you do things that other people don't have the confidence to do. As for me I would have never thought of making a two door out of a four door......if I had only known it could be that simple I would have done it YEARS ago and not passed on so many 4 doors that such potential. I like what you do! Keep it up!

[@rickcapron9353]

I'm impressed. You make it look easy

[@kerrypierre9494]

💯👍

[@edwinbonnelljr1587]

Wow, I've heard of it being done, but I've never seen it done. Wow, great job, man, I'm going to have to find me a station wagon. And do that with thank you, man.😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@adamhoffman3687]

Kinda reminded me of a trailer park version of project X. 56 vs 57, I get it.

[@dougj.8288]

You gotta put the quarter window regulators in!!! First time I’ve seen you use actual 2 door stuff and you can actually make it legit.

[@DDSpeedShop]

I did it on my 55. It's alot of work and I never use em

[@rmee5165]

You make it look easy... not a lot of car guys will even attempt such an undertaking... YOU SIR, definitely know you're craft.

[@doncore513]

I really love your taste in music during the time laps.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Great vid!!!! 👍👍

[@timrussell1559]

Oh man, for years now i've been cutting up 2 door 55 chevy's and making 4 doors out of them. Do you mean to tell me that 2 door 55's are more desirable and valuable than the 4 door cars? This is a fine time to learn about all of this. No wonder i've been losing thousands of dollars on every conversion!

[@Jesse_gc]

Always good seeing Dan building a 2 door. I like it

[@richardsmith-qy6vl]

I started watching this channel when you were working on Danny's car then I watched you do the white 56 you got rid òf then the black widow but so far this one I think is the best because of having the right post I never seen you do your 55 I would have loved to seen that one. Your doing a great job on it Dan. If I can just find a really solid 55 I don't care if it's a 2 door or 4 door I just don't want to start with a rust bucket.

[@ellsworthcrawford2074]

Would love to see a 3-door conversion

[@ronwalsh]

Great work on this. I have seen a couple of tri-fives that the owner actually cut the body and shortened it. It never looked right to me. I never knew that the conversion could have gone so much easier than the examples I have seen. Thanks for showing this.

[@barryhebert5839]

I’d definitely take the extra time to make that rear window functional if not running ac in the car it’s way to hot in Louisiana to not have windows that work

[@mrctheotherguyfromboston]

Don’t mind telling you that when I first started to watch what you were doing I thought you were crazy. However as I sit and continue to watch one thing comes to mind. You a Genius. Great Skills Man I’m definitely hitting the subscribe button Great Work

[@randallfabian6640]

Haha DD! I get it now. How hard would a 66 Chevelle 4 to 2 door conversion be?

[@mediumjumbo7484]

Id lov to see him do this 👍😁 We know ya can Dan 👍🇺🇸

[@javierdenardo2607]

It may be possible. The 2 door and sedan ride on the same wheelbase. Look at DD's videos on converting a 1966 Chevrolet Biscayne 4dr into a 2door.

[@DDSpeedShop]

I bet a post car could be converted

[@christopherconrad4156]

Saw a Chevy ii post that was done .

[@VarandMusic]

Came here randomly, you gained a subscriber. I like how you don't throw or toss tools and things when you're working, unlike so many others.

[@MastaT_150]

I love watching you do these conversions. Probably not your style but it be cool to see your take on making your own crew cab truck someday, maybe starting with a couple regular cabs.

[@donh8973]

I like what you're doing and I hope you keep working on the cars.i have bad news I have prostate cancer and I can't do anything about it so I keep watching for now😢

[@4ndy530]

Door Delete Speed Shop! Hahahahaha😂

[@1980s-fan]

Just a lot of fun to watch....will I ever tackle this type of job aww no.... Thanks for sharing well worth the watch.

[@armondoborjas4362]

That went smoothly still like back roll up windows 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😎

[@seanrobinson6407]

Nice. The yellow reminds me of a checker Marathon taxi I would see constantly in NYC when I was young

[@DDSpeedShop]

Cars are the same 2 door to 4 door

[@mikeburton1703]

brought back memories of my days of changing things around.....great job...and out of your simple garage....

[@1928ModelA1931]

Nothing is nicer than a Canadian 2ish door Pontolet. I enjoy these videos likely because so many 50s/60s American sedans were still on the road in my youth. I used to look at them (like the 49-51 Fords etc.) and think as a kid I knew a secret that the drs and 4drs where basically the same bodies and someone with the talent could 'fix' the 4 doors and make them cool. years later it looks like I was right...but it really wasn't a secret!

[@jimmartin2248]

You're my hero, Dan. You have a ton of energy and I sure enjoy it.

[@codyburkhart5819]

Some might not agree but amazing work. Quick and useful is how is like to do things. "Don't get it right get it running" took me years to fully appreciate the saying. Great work buddy

[@dickkapp336]

This is how I first found your channel but it never gets old ... The 2 door stuff makes it a little bit different .....Like a train wreck ..you can' t look away .

[@DDSpeedShop]

That describes my life

[@Ruststored]

I like the way you don't screw around and get to hacking. Much improved !!

[@matthewholm630]

I'd personally be more than happy to drive a DD Speed Shop 2 door converted tri 5. Especially a 56.

[@johnny535is]

Dan this is the best content you have posted in a long time . Sheetmetal is your strong point IMHO. Gonna be a nice car

[@christophershook7221]

Did not know this was possible, 57 Bel Air hardtop is my dream car but is well out of my range. Seeing this lets me know I could alway settle on a nicely rodded 150/210 four to two door conversion….

[@francisrizzo1529]

This video is the definition of dd speedshop, DD Speedshop, DD SPEEDSHOP.

[@terrencegiordan2775]

Dan the floor pan man the way you work is the way most of us work that's perfect to show people can do in a two car garage. That's the whole idea. Great stuff.

[@bnelson313braveheart]

I enjoyed watching you figure it out on the fly. I love these old classic cars.

[@jefflundquist5771]

It is amazing how quick you are at making a 4 door into a 2 door. Long live tri-5 Chevy's.

[@lukequintanilla1369]

Some of the other channels have their own spin on 4 door to 2 door conversions , but I definitely like your version the most !! 👍👍

[@johnpaulgarrett1]

Dan, Great job! Two thumbs up! You are the kind of guy who gets things done in the shop and in life. I worry about details so much that it impedes my success. Watching how you GET THINGS DONE is going to help me reach higher goals. Thanks for the life lesson. - Johnpaul in Baltimore.

[@richardgreening3533]

Great video, you make it look easy doing the four door to two door conversion.

[@vsavage_old_rockerz]

you are the master builder. no shit. love watching you work. peace

[@theophilhist6455]

Wow what a craftsman. Really like the way you taught this whole process. Very interesting

[@Daniel-os9tb]

You know a guy is pro when he makes it look easy.

[@onkcuf]

I like your start. No bs. Right in.

[@garymccord4277]

Dan you are the man to watch for helpful hints on this type of build.

[@stephendoing2253]

Damn! You're an artist! You would think the aftermarket would do a 2 door conversion

[@DDSpeedShop]

They sell the parts bit not as a conversion

[@corporalclegg914]

I’m pretty sure another Canuck just became another one of my heroes. cool work, Dude. I’m also pretty sure that Bob & Doug Mackenzie grew up just around the corner.

[@youtubefilmvisionary67]

I like the 56!!... I had one years ago purple with cragars 2 Door ,283 with 4 speed . This is how i started watching when you converted 4 to 2 Door video early 2019.

[@roberthood2352]

Love watching you do the conversions .👍👍😎

[@mrbill8542]

Hey Dan, welding blanket-princess auto $32.00-sure will save that interior !!!

[@Workerbee-zy5nx]

I hope this new rod gets a cool paint job, some Craiger keystone rims, chromed out engine and fixed up interior.

[@lucascampbell3401]

Just leave it like that mate.. top notch craftsmanship with gap for air flow😂😂

[@dennismccullin9053]

Your my hero .a real man doing real work

[@shwngbr]

You Tube King of 55 2 door conversions.

[@bbqlips]

Right on! Instantly cooler as a 2 door. Youve got the magic hands and skill!

[@fred7854]

Hey Dan, I wish you wouldn't put yourself down. By this I mean when you say, " like a DD Speed Shop hack". I would be proud to own any of the cars you put together. I've been watching you now for over 2 years and watched you work on plenty of your cars. Also, wish you would drive the 47 Chevy a little more often. Love your channel and videos. Take care and be safe.

[@roblukowicz5050]

No welding helmet no respiratory blowing through zip discs and I love it the dd speed shop way 💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@puddleduckist]

The fastest door deleter on the ol u tubes!!! Lookin good Dan, gonna be cool!!!!

[@chuckschultz7028]

Can I give this more than one thumbs up? Cars are just machines that transport people. The bodies are just stamped sheets of steel, not some sort of divinely spawned art work.

[@anthonygaby6617]

I find it cool that the more door & 2 doors have the same size structure to do the conversion..

[@mementomori4972]

"This job can take a lot longer,...if you care" Universal truth...

[@codyburkhart5819]

I've heard you call a 56 parts cars in the past and I'm glad to see you saving one cause 56 might actually me my favorite of the 3. 57 is too flashy for my taste and the 55 was my favorite as a kid but the 56 is just a perfect happy medium to me