E-Z TRAM

E-Z TRAM

E-Z TRAM is a tool used in the collision repair business to help restore a vehicle's A,B,C and D Pillars back to its factory dimensions. The E-Z TRAM does this by making comparisons at any points from the undamaged side to the same points on the damaged side of vehicle, by using a set of two clamps and one cable. E-Z TRAM also helps check factory dimensions in the door and window openings by placing the E-Z TRAM clamp over specific points listed in the factory dimension guides, then taking a measurement with a regular tape measure to other corresponding points in the dimension guides. E-Z TRAM clamps also make it easy for one person to use a traditional “auto body tram gauge” to check the factory dimensions by holding one pointer directly over one of the points being measured by using one of the E-Z TRAM Clamps. Plus the E-Z TRAM can be used on the front windshield and back window openings and Rocker Panels.

MY BACKGROUND

E-Z TRAM comes from 38 years experience in the collision repair industry. One of the hardest areas to repair on a vehicle is one that has been hit in the side where the doors hinge, known as the A and B Pillars. In the past the best way to assure the A and B pillars were repaired correctly, so that all the gaps are right and the weatherstrips seal correctly, was to test fit the doors (which usually takes 2 people) during the repair process, sometimes several times if the A and B pillars were not pulled out quite right the first time. Since almost all cars are built symmetrical, which means the left side dimensions are identical to the right side dimensions and if you take any cross measurements, for example; from point A on the left side to point B on the right side, then measure the same point A on the right side to the same point B on the left side of an undamaged vehicle in an X form, you will get the exact same measurement.

Approximately 5 years ago, I developed a system based on vehicles being symmetrical, the system has two clamps, and a cable, that are used to make cross comparisons from the undamaged side to the damaged side. My system also makes using a tape measure and a traditional auto body “tram gauge” easier to use when taking measurements. Over the last 5 years, I have been testing my system in real life repairs and over those years I have rarely had to test fit doors anymore.

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