Thanks for the replies.

I'm comfortable in OSX and the unix command line, but kind of clueless when it comes to older mac OS.

Can I upgrade directly to 7.5.5 from 7.1 without bouncing through any other version?

uniserver, your macccaps.com site was a HUGE help in re-capping the LC II. Many thanks for documenting that information!

(btw, The LC II has 10 10µf - 16V - SMT, not 9 as shown in your parts list here http://maccaps.com/MacCaps/Capacitor_Reference/Entries/1992/3/23_Macintosh_LC_II.html)