Sourcing and fitting a logic board for my crocked ibook - any tips?

hi
like quite a few others, it seems, the logic board on my g3 ibook 14.1in has passed away. i don't have any apple care coverage, and nor am i covered by the logic board extension repair programme (though quite why, no one at mac was able to explain to me). so begins the hunt for a new or second-hand logic board which i'm (gulp) going to try to fit myself.
if any one had any tips as to where i might get a good deal on the correct logic board, i'd be very grateful. also, am i mad to try to fit one myself? my tech-literate IT genius of a brother is actually going to be wielding the scalpel, while i pace up and down beside him. and i have found a guide with pix on the net - but any encouraging words would be very welcome...
thanks
mike
G3 iBook 900mhz 14.1in Mac OS X (10.2.x) got an emac too...

hi
thanks to you both for your help. here's what happened in the end...
i phoned customer service twice to try to persuade them that my ibook ought to be repaired under the logic board extension repair programme - i was told on both occasions that it didn't qualify. so i tried a third time, for luck, and it worked - the computer was repaired for free under the programme. i'm just going to pick it up now.
seems to me that the customer service team isn't quite au fait with the qualification criteria as detailed on the programme's FAQ, so it's worth being patient with them. in my case, i think the fact that my computer was a refurbished ibook threw them - it had a serial number beginning RMxxx, not UVxxx, but it did fall within the models specified for the programme, a fact which, eventually, was acknowledged. the result is that i've saved myself at least £500.
mike

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