From what I can tell, the Z61p uses the same motherboard found in x60x models. It has specs comparable to certain T60ps, though the screen resolution is different (WUXGA instead of SXGA+, UZGA or WSXGA+) and the ethernet's Broadcom, instead of Intel. The only other difference seems to be that there's less variance in the WLAN, WWAN and GPU with the Z61p (only one possibility for each, though the cards use are all possible in the T60p).
Z61x models aren't nearly as common as x60x models, so it makes sense that they would've gone ignored, but I'm curious if anyone thinks it might work. I don't currently own one, though I'd like to know what my chances are before I do make a purchase.