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@Josē
keep this bike at work as no space at home/likely to cause the "another ****in bike?!?!" conversation. So worked on it during lunch breaks, not ideal but got it done.
Tips building up an old frame:
Clean up the threads! I did this for the BB cups but not the fork, nearly minced a Record headset by being impatient and wrenching it on
Check the thread spec/steerer OD. The Record crown race was tight as hell, used a bearing puller to get it on. All told, that headset is probably different spec to the frame.
To that end, take your time!
Work in progress shots:
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