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I did this a couple of years ago (sort of)!
I bought an amp from a guy on Ebay that was actually a Fender blues junior Chassis transplanted directly into a very good quality birch/tweed cabinet with a 1x10/1x12 speaker configuration. The speakers were also very good quality too!
The blues junior had the usual buzzing/rattling issues and I wanted a bit more power so I got a local amp guy to build me a new chassis and board arrangement to go straight into the existing cab/speakers.
He did me a 45w non-master volume, valve rectified, fender-style tone monster powered by 2x6L6, 3x12AX7 with valve powered reverb! He also assures me that only the very best components were used in the making.
Initially, I had it voiced as quite low gain for Jazz type stuff but then moved bands so took it right back to him and he completely re-voiced it in about two days for £30 or so. This is the beauty and advantage of point to point wiring: It can be repaired, modified and worked on very easily by someone who knows what they're doing. P2P wired amps also suffer less in transit as printed Circuit boards tend to be much more fragile and less shock absorbent! I've also had zero reliability issues in two years. Even the valves are more efficient due to the better design.
If anyone wants the contact for him, you're welcome to PM me for his details!
Cheers
I did it with a Vox Pathfinder, converted it to a point to point AC4 using transformers from an early 1960's Philips reel to reel tape recorder.
Great little amp and the vox chassis was ideal for the job and the cab looks the part. Link to a thread on it.
http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/1049/turning-a-reel-to-reel-tape-deck-into-an-ac4-first-amp-build#latest