Thanks Iowegian. I will follow your advice and pull the fork, take some picures, and post it in the framebuilders sub forum. I also woulndt mind going threadless. I have a stem I could use and a new headset woulndt be terribly expensive, I guess. I think the canti's I have would have enough adjustment to run 27" wheels, but i guess there is no way to know without trying. I'm starting to think I should just strip the frame and sell it and the parts and try to recoup some of my loss...so frustrating.