Assembling the Paletti SSP

Here I wanna document the assembling process of my new paletti frame.

First, the setup:

 

But before I began to assemble, I changed the old axis and nuts against a newer ones including Miche track nuts.

 

Then I started with the frame (without fork)

To measure the length of the steerer tube, first, you have to press the headset cups in the frame. I did not have to face the steerer tube ends because they were prepared (as well as the bottom bracket shell was faced).

Result:

 Here you can see the fork with the unprepared crown race seat.

With  a crownace cutter you cut down the crown to the measure of your headset crown ring.

 In the process of cutting the crown.

 Result: Cutted Crown.

After that, I had to mount the headset crown ring to the fork's crown. Tool: Crown race fitting tool.

 In the process of mounting the ring on the crown.

After that, I could assemble fork and headsets to the frame.

I used a headset/bottom bracket wrench and a monkey wrench.

 

Installing the stem and handlebar.

Tool: Allen key 4,5 and 6.

 

After that, I could turn over the bottom bracket shell.

Bottom bracket:

(Actually, this is not the one I installed. This purposes just for showing a bottom bracket.)

To install a bottom bracket, you need special tools, depending on various forms of bottom bracket cups.

For this I needed this bottom bracket tool:

Installed bottom bracket with one side of the crank set. Also assembled: wheels.