I've converted enough portables into built-ins to know that all you need to do to make the machine work is connect the water inlet and drain via standard pipe adapters to any faucet hook-up and then connect the electrical box to a standard grounded 20amp appliance cord. You can find all of this stuff from Home Depot or Lowe's. It's easy once you find the adapters. The height adjusters on the unit can be replaced by casters, especially on early KitchenAids that have the steel frame enclosure. On other brands you need a base as the unit can't stand on it's own as an early KitchenAid will.
As far as enclosing the unit, I've seen kits on ebay but have you tried to contact KitchenAid Parts? I think they still exist, but it depends on the year. Worse comes to worse, you can pay for the auxiliary sides, back and top that they used to offer even for the built-ins.
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