A couple more pics for a bit more advice. BTW, this is not an "original" build...I acquired the frame in NOS condition three years ago and had it built with NOS Campagnolo C-Record components (except the headset, which an eBay seller misrepresented as C-Record...I later came to realize it is likely Athena). So, a purist could critique this build as comprising 1985-1992 C-Record (7-speed era) components and a 1993 frame (8-speed era).

Also, I understand that the Ciocc name might have been sold a couple times by 1993, putting some distance between this model and its original namesake. Nevertheless, I like the way it looks and in its current configuration, the bike has perfect riding characteristics...I'm not sure whether to attribute that to the wheels (very nice/light rims), or to the Columbus Minimax tubing (maybe it is the ideal tubing for a rider of my size/weight). I didn't even like this frame when I first saw it...but the seller (a bike store owner...former professional(?) racer) said "believe me, if you're looking for old steel, this is the frame for you...take it home, if you don't like it, bring it back." He was right, after I cleaned it off (years of warehouse dust), I began noticing the first rate build quality in the lug work.

To complicate matters as it relates to the issue of cutting down the fork, the fork did not originally come with this frame...I initially rejected the frame because the fork was scratched and the seller was able to quickly procure another identical fork (his ultimate source was a warehouse on the east coast)...so, this fork, while identical in style/design, could have been lifted off of an even larger frame that sat unsold for years in the same warehouse.

Anyway, on to my follow-up questions...you mention a different headset. If this frame was manufactured in 1993, did Campagnolo headsets of that year have larger stack heights? Could this frame have been designed for a headset of different stack height? My familiarity with Campagnolo components ends with 1992...and while I'm leaning towards cutting the fork down, I'm very cognizant of the thesis measure twice (or three times) and cut once. Lastly, back in 1993, was cutting down the fork a common step in frame preparation...just like facing the bottom bracket and head tube and tapping the threads?