Unfortunately the Tequesta is long gone, it was stolen back in '95, was a nice ride when I had it, the Bravado replaced it after a few other bikes inbetween.
For the 69er conversion, this was because I was going rigid for this winter, and the fork had a lot of clearance, I also had a spare 29er front wheel, so there wasn't much to loose in trying.
For bike shops in MD area, it's been a few years since I've been in the area (Leesburg VA / Frederick MD) they were all friendly even though I was just looking.