Upgrading RAM / SSD

If you get a new SSD, you could just clone the old HDD to the new properly formatted SSD and then exchange the HDD for SSD. Below guides might help you there.

Upgrading RAM in MacBooks and MacBook Pros​

MacBook, MacBook Pro: Replacing the Hard Disk Drive, transferring data to the new HDD

the guide includes:

• 0. Identify your MacBook or MacBook Pro
• 1. Getting a new HDD
• 2. Guides to replace the internal HDD with a newer one
• 3. Transferring data from the old HDD to the new HDD
• 4. Using the optical disk drive (ODD) slot for placing an SSD or HDD inside the MB/P (OPTIBAY)

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How to format a new HDD to install Mac OS X onto (or make a bootable copy onto)​

No Mac coming with Mac OS X 10.7 Lion or OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion has physical restore media included.

OS X: About OS X Recovery

If you want to make a bootable installation medium, you can follow these steps:

• Lion DiskMaker

• Create bootable installation medium for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
• Create bootable installation medium for OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
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No. You simply install the new RAM and boot up.

OS X Lion: About Lion Recovery
Apple - OS X Lion Recovery - Introducing Lion Recovery

Assuming you're talking about the non-retina MBP, you can easily replace your drive with any HDD/SSD that you choose. You can use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your existing drive to the new one (in an external enclosure), then swap the drives.