Yeah, man, thanks! I really wanted to keep it as an 8x10 since I have two other cabs with 12's, but I couldn't find any 10" speakers that I enjoyed at the volumes I play, and with the amount of dirt and type of amps I use. Everything broke up early and got a hair nasaly from a lot of what I experienced, but mainly just for my taste. Nothing wrong with them. And yeah, on top of that, buying eight 10's was very costly. Specially for the higher watt speakers I was interested in. Figured this way I can stay safe knowing which 12's I love, and I can start keeping my 2x12 at home for practice. Just made more sense.
The bass player of one of my bands owns a window/door shop with a HUGE wood shop in his building. He was nice enough to let me go in there and help me tackle the project. I kept the old baffle intact if in case I ever want to turn it back into an 8x10. New baffle is all new parts from the brace bar to the trim and screws. Used half inch birch ply everything seem to fit just fine. I'm really stoked to finally start using it after all these years.
Here it is without the grill, as we worked on the angle/fitting:
