Adam, you've found your new internet home. The "bad" part of that is that you'll take a chance of spending many hours on line -- when you might be building that '34.
Okay - so you want to build a car for land speed racing. First of all!!!!!! Get yourself a rule book from the SCTA and the other venues at which you think you'll race. (Did you know that there's a yearly (twice yearly, I think) event in Loring, Maine? That has to be closer to you than is Bonneville or even Wilmington, Ohio). Now that I've told you once about getting a rule book - - I'll tell you again. Get a rule book (or two, or three). Really - - you'll be glad you did. The rule book has the information and specs you'll need to know when building your car, and it has those even if something is cornfusing to you. That's when you go to this Forum and ask a question about it and get a handful of answers, some with photos. But first, get a rule book from each track where you might race.
Thanks for at least telling us you're from RI. I'll go to your registration Profile and enter that -- unless you''ll do it. Put in your town and state, please. With that said -- howdy. Welcome to the Forum.