I could do that easily and I am lousy at "real world" electronics. The procedures are well recorded (thanks, Tom Lee and Larry Pina) for the simple stuff. For the more complicated SCSI stuff, do a search for "John Bass" & Mac & SCSI.
One of my non-elite technicians (but personable, communicative and an organisational asset) is on leave today (partially) to fix his VCR. Upgrading a 128 or 512K Mac is a much easier project.