Welcome to the repair side..... (Kinda like the dark side but we fix things not break them...)
as far as your comment "I can do this, the problem is figuring out where to start and not screwing it up. "
1. Heck yes you can!
2. Not a problem, start where you feel comfortable.
3. It takes a superior will to destroy one of these, you have to REALLY try, fear not.
Enjoy the process! (and it is a treasure that you have your dad's tools to do it with)