jhaag Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I will be in Helsinki while my wife is at a conference there Sept. 22, 23 and 24, 2017. There was guy (he might have been an engineer) who was an amazing craftsman who was making substantial modifications to his Z. I searched the members forum and none of the names of the members from Finland jumped out at me. I am not sure where he was located in Finland but I thought it was worth asking in this forum. Do any of the members from Finland or any of the long-term Hybrid Z members remember this person? I would love to see his project and talk to him if he is anywhere near Helsinki. Thanks! John Haag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 If you search the forums for "Finland" a few names come up. It doesn't work in the Members section, for some reason, but it does for Forums I'm going to guess it's this guy though - http://forums.hybridz.org/user/32042-boben/ You have to choose the area you want to search, in the drop-down by the Search box. Doesn't look like I can link my search term., it's probably in a Cookie. http://forums.hybridz.org/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1 Here's a picture - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB26powered74zcar Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Check this fella out. He stopped posting here for some reason, but there is great info left by him if you search posts under his screen name... http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/41372-1971-datsun-240z-restoproject-vidspics/?fromsearch=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Check this fella out. He stopped posting here for some reason, but there is great info left by him if you search posts under his screen name... http://forums.hybridz.org/topic/41372-1971-datsun-240z-restoproject-vidspics/?fromsearch=1 I think he ran out of money. He popped back up a few years ago after a long silence, but nothing since then. Wrong country anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaag Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 Thanks for the several quick responses! I know of the amazing posts by Mull and followed his build when he was posting frequently but he is not the person. I looked at previous posts by Boben and am very impressed by his build but I don't think he is the person. I think the person I am looking for was in Finland but I am not 100% sure. I remember his garage was situated below his house and I saw several posts where he had to winch the car up an incline to get some good outdoor photos. He was changing the entire profile of the car and recall that he chopped the top. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 How about some details of the car. 240Z, 260, 280? Engine? You provided "chopped top" but there must be more. Color? How and when did you get the information that you have? From Hybridz? Sorry, it's probably clear in your mind but you haven't really given many clues. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaag Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 Good questions and I am sorry I can't give better clues. What I listed are about all the details I remember. I know it wasn't newer than 78 but I don't recall more than that about the year/model. I don't even recall the engine. What amazed me was the immensity or scope of his redesign of the car. It was so far beyond anything I could do that I always was intrigued by his build. He wasn't a 'pie-in-the-sky' dreamer but rather very serious and meticulous. I know I wondered if he would ever get it on the road, given how much he was changing. Thanks again. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) Pretty sure I know who that is. Just have to find him. LS swap, right? Got it: http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/107091-quot-Mechanix-Menace-quot-An-LS7-motivated-chopped-and-heavily-modified-1973-Datsun-240Z Is that him? Not Finnish though. Edited July 4, 2017 by rturbo 930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 So it was a 280ZX, not a Z? I notice that you have a ZX. That would be a big clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaag Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 Well, my memory is vague on this but I don't recall it being a ZX, but then my memory might be failing. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhaag Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 rturbo 930 is the man! That's an awesome memory you have! http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/107091-quot-Mechanix-Menace-quot-An-LS7-motivated-chopped-and-heavily-modified-1973-Datsun-240Z Thank you VERY much! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I know it wasn't newer than 78 I thought you were talking about the year of car. 1978 was the last year of the Z. Maybe you were talking about the year of your memory. That's a long time ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rturbo 930 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 (edited) I thought you were talking about the year of car. 1978 was the last year of the Z. Maybe you were talking about the year of your memory. That's a long time ago. He was talking about the year of the car. And he is saying that it isn't newer than 78 ie, not a ZX. Edited July 4, 2017 by rturbo 930 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewZed Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 My mistake. Got my time spiral backward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andreas Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 He is in Sweden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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