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Bikes: Civilian Le Roi Le Veut, Kazane Track, Ciocc Designer '84, Serotta Colorado AL 25th anniversary, '85 Guerciotti Pista, '84 Trek 660, Volume Credence

question about threadless stem on threaded fork

So, I would never dare to put a threadless headset and stem on a frame with a threaded fork, but in an impulsive buy i purchased a kazane track bike with a buncha good components for $200, but after inspecting the pictures of the bike more closely, the fork seems to be threaded, but it had a threadless headset on the frame. (the stem was not included in the purchase) Now that I know it is actually threaded, i want to put on a threaded headset and quill stem. But I was wondering if by clamping a threadless stem to a threaded fork would have possibly damaged the threads on the fork. I am pretty sure the aluminum stem would give first, but i have never done this before or seen this done so I am not sure. I really hope the threads are okay though as if they are that means i would have to buy a new fork or continue running that mismatched set up. thanks!
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