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@oddsock
i agree with RPM and andy - those classic frames were designed for the road and arguably make better street fixes than than track bikes. People used to strip the gears off and ride fixed for winter before it became trendy - it's no big deal. I wouldn't go as far as changing drop outs for ends - a bit like getting a knee transplant imo.
i used to have a tommasini which I converted a few years ago (no changes to the frame though) - I always knew it was a nice frame, but I didn't realise until last year how people get so worked up about vintage this and classic that. All I knew was that the lightest new bikes were aluminium and carbon, but if i stripped the hardware off my bike it would it very light and go like the clappers.