Hi everyone, Im new here and hoping that the community may be able to help me out with some advice. Not to be too long winded but Im a big MTB guy with a decent amount of experience building and maintaining dirt jump to DH rigs but when it comes to road bikes and especially older ones Im pretty clueless. My best friend had been building me a porteur type bike based on what I believe is a 1979 Schwinn Varsity "humpback" when he suddenly passed away. I just got a box containing all of the parts he had accumulated for the bike and Im gonna try to give it a go to help realize what he had planned. Unfortunately I wasnt able to take it apart and I have no idea which parts came on the frame and which were purchased to be put on the final product.

The first issue Im having is fitting the fork. I have experience with threadless forks but dont really know much about these older threaded forks and Im not sure if the fork that is included was original to the frame. It seems like it is too long when I assemble the bearings etc and stem. Ive attached photos below. Ive searched for old photos to try to determine this largely to no avail.

Obviously this is a pretty big deal to me and it would mean a lot if the community was able to help me out answering some questions along the way. My friend had been collecting parts for almost a year and I know this project meant a lot to him and certainly does to me. Thanks again everyone and I cant wait to have you guys follow along with me!

Edit: Apparently Im not allowed to upload photos of the fork on the frame. Is there any way around this?