Hobart/Kitchenaid KDI-58- how to build in?

valvashon · 2021-09-02T20:43:18+00:00

Just picked up a fairly tidy Hobart/Kitchenaid KDI-58 from FB Marketplace this past weekend for not too much $$. If you are interested they do fit in the back of a first generation MINI Cooper. As long as you don't mind hugging the steering wheel. I've done some research on how to pull off the portable parts of this so that I can build it in but I'm not finding anything other than a vague reference to an instruction sheet. I have had a cursory look at it but other than pulling the butcher block top off and unscrewing one side of the chrome trim off of the front haven't really dug into how to pull it out of the surround. Looking underneath I do see that the wheels unscrew but does the lower metal "base" stay put? That seems to be what the leveling screws are attached to. That would be fine but it may pose a challenge to my build in plans. As you can see from that last picture I have a drain in the back part of the cabinet hole that the dishwasher goes into. Not sure if a fully square on the bottom dishwasher will fit in here- my current one has a notch in the lower back for just this sort of thing. If somebody has taken their KDI-58 out please let me know how to do it and what comes off. P.S.- perhaps a moderator can flip these pictures. No matter what I do they are flipped but correct on my computer. Thanks- Val