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Scored this 1600C IAR on FB Marketplace a couple of months back for a measly $100.  The seller was in the middle of corn country Indiana and didn't want to ship.  After 3 weeks of occasional pestering, she finally budged!  I did throw a fair amount of fun parts at it.

Avail 1520R

Avail 2BB level wind

Avail line guide

Avail pinion BB

Avail 2BB cog wheel

Carbon drag

Avail 6.1:1 gears

Hedgehog Air bearings

Simon handle 

I'll say, having grown up throwing Ambassadeurs, this thing is a gem.  I'm running the centrifugal brake with one block installed and with zero spool tension, I'm throwing from 2g to 5g with very little thumb required.  In this day of advanced mechanical brakes, I almost forgot about the effectiveness and simplicity of an old school centrifugal brake.  The reel is a lot of fun to use and even though she's heavy, it has quickly become one of my favorites.  Fun thing about htese 1600/2600C IAR reels, the brake plate is more like a Morrum and not your run of the mill 1500/2500C.  It has a kick lever that turns over the spool instantly, instead of the old reels requiring 1/4 to 1 turn depending on which driveshaft is installed, it's right there.  What a fantastic little Swedish meatball.

Sometimes you go full retard with the color. Wanted to tone it down a bit, so I blacked out/got rid of chrome where possible.

Elite Aurora 64 Ltd.

Black 9 Thumb Bar

Black 9 Nose Piece

ZPI BFC Pentagram Drag Star

ZPI IK88 Aurora Ltd. Handle

ZPI Knobs

ZPI Knob Bearings

ZPI NRC 923 HD Spool (Mags/Brakes tuned)

YT Fusion Spool Bearings

Weldact CCC

Black Cerakote Knob Caps

Black Cerakote Mag Dial

Black Cerakote ZPI Retainer Screw

That ZPI NRC 932 will hold plenty of 18+ lb line for most HD apps including slinging some smaller SBs around, but I still have the stock, shallow spool for lighter applications. Should be fun.