"Sold it foolishly because I thought the head tube was too tall..."
RAGE STROKE! How could you.... that's the worst excuse to get rid of a bike.
A buddy of mine has one of the OG Bradbury Manitous, helped him take the suspension fork apart and redo the elastomers. The shifters still need some work, I'll take some pictures when he brings it in. I bugged him to sell it to me but he won't (says he sold too many awesome bikes through the years, the Manitou's here to stay, wise decision on his side).