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Quick updated on the Parts Purchasing Process. I'm swapping out the rear derailleur, as the one that's fitted is a 9 speed Record Titanium model, which is functionally the same as the 8 speed one, but says 9 speed on it. Clearly, that will never do. I've also sourced a band-on Record front derailleur of the right vintage. There was no Record Titanium front derailleur as far as I can tell, so it's a standard 1996/7 Record one.
The front mech's in really good condition. The frame doesn't have a braze-on front derailleur fixture, and I didn't really want to have an adaptor, so it took quite a long time to find a 28.6mm band version as most on the market seemed to be either 31.6mm or braze-on models. Got there in the end though.
The rear derailleur isn't in quite such good condition - it's got some dings around the limit screws. But overall it's not in bad nick, and it was a lot cheaper than the stupid prices being are asking (and getting) for NOS Record Titanium stuff.
Next up, shifters, saddle and seatpost. The latter could be painful, given how much Record Titanium seatposts seem to be going for these days.