Can I swap out DVD drive with CDR drive?

I have the DV model and saw a "Slot Load 24 X CD Drive for iMac G3" on eBay. I already have a stand alone CD burner but was thinking about taking out the DVD drive and swapping it with a CDRW. Is this possible for the spring 2001 DV and how hard is it? Thanks
G3 iMac 500Mhz Mac OS X (10.3.9) EchoMac - KJ7XJ CN87tf

over the holiday I came across the thread on how to replace the DV with CDRW and although it would be a fun project, I think Ill keep my stand alone burner. - Eric
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