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Should be no fuel lines to worry about.. just watch for any draped battery cables. All thats really under there is the foam backing on the raised plate under the engine.. just go with 1/2" long screws and shouldnt be an issue.
Self tapping sheet metal screws and 1/4" hardware cloth cut to the size you want for overlap (8x8 normally does it)
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-4-in-Mesh-x-2-ft-x-5-ft-23-Gauge-Galvanized-Steel-Hardware-Cloth-308231EB/205960850
It would benefit you to read through this thread... it will have a lot of IP tips and documents that are useful to you:
https://www.steelsoldiers.com/threads/new-to-mep-803a-ownership-general-questions.218700/
I've always been able to soak them whole in a coffee can (with lid) submerged in https://www.napaonline.com/en/p/NCB0996 . If whole doesn't work, yeah just disassemble as others have said.
There is a petcock on the lowest radiator edge, behind the coolant tank. That extra T, and the short hose, go there. Its obscured in the photo I provided, but just look at the lowest edge closest to you when below the coolant overflow and you will find it.
The large hose (which comes out the top of the coolant overflow tank) ties into (2) other drain lines... one off the petcock on the radiator, the other off the petcock on the front of the engine block. So three hoses should dump down and out the side of the skid base, when all is said and done...
Will discuss by PM for certain. Though for anyone interested in facts... an 802 muffler Bolts up perfectly on both sides. Hits the coolant side safety shroud, and the roof exit hole no longer lines up perfect... But they do bolt up identically.