Picked up a Nishiki frame for a hundred bones off of craigslist last week. He said it was a 1979 International--looks about right to me based on what I can see on the net.

Nice dropouts and fork ends, "double butted chrome molybdenum" sticker (frame feels pretty light)-- Suntour GTW dropouts and Tange chrome tipped ends. Chromed upside down "U" typical Tange style fork crown. Nishiki head badge in the the old American Eagle style (but reads nishiki). Sport touring geometry if my research serves me right. Pin striping lugs, MIJ, logos look more 80s than 70s but the frame build is more 70s than 80s-- changing of the guard I guess.

Serial number on the BB: KI 15999, with a stylized "W" underneath (not allowed to upload pics yet cause I'm new)

Came with potentially original stem, headset, and seat post. Stem is a WIII, about 3.5". Seatpost is cool and funky-- two bolt design that looks like the precusor to the modern high end standard. Headset looks like a Tange, nothing fancy, knurled top cup.

decent bit of rust in spots throughout but overall looks pretty clean. I did some steel wool and scraping work before hitting the whole thing with frame saver.

Plan is to build it up as a fast and fun ride--planning to mount my Tagaki Tourney XT crank on it (minus the granny gear to clear chainstays). That would give me 46 and 36 up front. I have a vintage sugino 127 offset BB in wonderful shape too, its either that or a new promax 108mm sealed BB. Ive got a super clean 6 speed sun tour procompe free wheel ~14-28. Planning to run my set of 700c Weinmann reverse concave rims. I ordered some fancy Challenge Dune cross tires for it too.

Probably will run diacompe center pulls (I have a pair, fingers crossed they reach 700c on this bike). I have an old TA specialties center pull mounted front rack that I think would be a fun additon---plus I don't have any decent sidepulls. I bought the Nitto Rando 44cm bars for this bike (have it on another bike and i like it). Planning to run two suntour bar cons for shifting, likely with an ARX front mech and VX or VGT rear derailleur. Ive got a nice set of drilled shimano 600 non aero levers to run as well. Ideally I can find a used selle SMP pro model or vintage Avocet touring saddle to cap it off. (maybe old SR pedals with boot clips, or thermalites)