New 11" Mac Air, Can I manually upgrade components?

I just purchased a new 11" Mac Air with the following specs:
1.7GHz Intel Dual-Core Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz
4GB 1600MHz DDR3L SDRAM
256GB Flash Storage
I know this will void the warranty but am I able to open the cover and manually install 2, 4GB chips so I have 8GB ram?
Also can I do the same for the 256 and make it 512 or do I need a special kind?
Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question I know some machines are NOT made to reconfigure. Need your guy's expertise,
Warm Regards,
Dave

sorry. macbook air are not user upgradeable.
RAM is soldered on to the logic board and your flash drive is attached via daughterboard to your logic board.

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