The name rings a bell - ask him if he ran a performance shop in Sydney's south west around 1988-1992 era - if so, he's excellent, and I'd highly recommend his work.
A few mates have cars that he built the motors for in that period, and they are still strong performers to this day.
At the time, if it's the same guy, his wife had a 454 in a HZ Prem wagon.