Easiest way to convert an Abu is to buy the frame from the non-level wind "CT" version of the size Abu you bought. If you don't remove the top bar that the level wind guide rides in, the sharp edges on the slot that the guide travels in are going to shave your line and abrade it, and you'll have a break-off eventually. Taking that bar off, and removing the wrom gear from the bottom bar, is going to weaken the frame and you'll get torquing and twisting (maybe enough to bind the spool) with a good fish on.
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