Awesome to hear that you made it! And safe!
The
Vegas3S.com forum is the best place to go to get any meet-up info. We're always talking there. We do meet-ups every Thursday with the rest of the car clubs in Vegas. It's pretty sweet since there are so many groups in Vegas.
Old Henderson is pretty cool, it has a totally different vibe then the rest of Vegas.
I don't know of any personal do-it-yourself shops in town though, sorry.
but yeah, definitely post up on the official Vegas forums. Hopefully you can make it out Thursday!