OSX Mountain lion on SSD

Hello everyone,
I'm thinking of taking the hard drive off my Macbook pro 13 inch and putting an SSD on to make the thing faster. I want to install Mountain Lion on the SSD, but from what I understand; I can only install Mountain lion by downloading it from the app store. So in my situation; what do I do?

In your case you would have to first download Mountain Lion from the Mac App Store before the SSD upgrade and then create a bootable DVD or USB drive with at least 6GB of free space to make a copy of the full Mountain Lion installer.
Here's an article outlining the steps for creating a bootable USB drive with a complete installer of OS X Mountain Lion.
How to create a bootable, backup Mountain Lion install disk

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    The Mavericks on the Air is probably machine specific since it came pre-installed, so it wouldn't work on your computer. See if your friend will let you access the App Store, where you can sign in using your Apple ID and download the installer. You can use this free program to copy the installer and update your computer.
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