Mine started with a 1990 Fuji Ace frame that I bought on eBay, which I mated to a fork that I had from a 1989 Fuji Team. Carefully painted the fork black to match the frame, added gold lug outlines, and built it up with black components, but sliver wheels that had been someone's new takeoffs. It was a pretty nice bike and I really enjoyed riding it.

A local friend and BF member had let me borrow a Raleigh conversion that he'd done, which helped me with both sizing and gearing choices.