Rrumbler---I could use the exercise too----Thing is, eventually I want to drive this sucker, and its a real pain loadin and unloadin those 10" blocks and planks to carry around with me for getting in and out. Seriously, I have known for some time that I was going to have to address the problem of these less than robust running board supports. I bought them new from a reputable "restoration" dealer, and l knew as soon as I opened the box they came in that they would bend under my weight. However, I was still in the early stages of my build, and wanted to get everything "fitted", so I used them anyway. It's not really a big deal---I will weld new stronger supports directly to the frame. This would probably not be approved of at the Oakland roadster show, but I drive the cars I build, and it would be damned embarassing to mount up in front of a bunch of admiring civilians, only to have the whole running board collapse underneath me.