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If it truly is a vintage bike - don't.
Whatever value it has will disappear when you hack it up.
But If you insist:
Start with finding out what kind of dropouts you have.
Only bikes with (semi) horizontal rear dropouts are good fixie candidates.
Next check your rear OLD - Over Locknut Distance. Basically the width of your rear hub, the distance between the rear dropouts.
Then go shopping for a fixie rear wheel with the same OLD.
Install fixie wheel. Check what your chainline looks like.
If you have a double crank, you might get a better (=more parallel with the plane of the frame) If you use the inner chainring.
If that doesn't give a tall enough gear you might have to shift the rings around. Or swap to a Single-Speed crankset and a shorter Bottom Bracket.
Once happy with that, fit chain and ride.
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