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You can fit a small peg into a big hole with shims. But only a theoretical physicist can put a big peg into small hole.
Your bike's headtube sets the max size for the fork, so assuming the fork was original, you need to shop for a similar a tapered fork, or one with a 1-1\8" steerer, plus an adapter for the bottom.
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