Check around your town (at auto parts stores, ?) for local car clubs and ask those folks which shops to take, or not take, your new project to.
Here's a search page of links that might(?) help you out...
https://www.google.com/search?q=Tono...utf-8&oe=utf-8
This CTCI chapter in Reno is apparently the one closest to you. Call and talk to them anyway.
It looks like they meet at a restoration shop???
https://www.ctci.org/chapters/chapter79.php
This page has a listing for a car club in Tonopah, but not sure how current the contact info is..
http://www.collectorcarswapmeet.com/carclub/?cat_id=202