The late Record O.R. crank is a thing of real beauty but Campagnolo never made much progress in the MTB market and the parts are hard to locate and expensive. Despite having probably built up 50 or more road bikes with Campagnolo, I have only built one MTB with it- and that is a steel Gary...
Viper red always looks good. I have a 1993 M800. I can't think of another Viper red bike in the collection despite it likely being the only color that was used for as many model years.
I have a bunch of frames from that era but none are that color. Closest I have is a 1995 M900 that is Diamond Black Metallic with Violet Pearl Hyper-Highlight. It looks to be a darker purple when it's in good light. I assume that you have been through the paint codes. The only way I know to...
It's a shame to cut a fork down if you can avoid it. I generally just add spacers even if some end up on top of the stem. See if Brian has any forks left that are long enough for your frame. That green looks nice. Are you going to stay with it?
Thanks for posting a great collection. What's the story on the Campagnolo equipped bike? Looks to be a 1991, but I don't recall a model built with Campagnolo.