So, with the EGR system out of the way, it's time to move on to other things finaly.
Blocking of EGR
'Fabricating' the seal to match the gasket. I can't remember who it was, but I read a few of their posts, and they had mentioned that they were more into computers than anything at all, so I figured I would mention that, instead of buying or finding a few squares of sheet metal, that I took apart one of my burnt out power supplys for my comp and used the casing.
Making sure everything fits and half way through filing for the burrs.
Remember kiddies, it's important to wear protective gloves when working with sheet metal
Installed the block off plate in replace of the gasket, and placed the EGR valve back in as well so I didn't have to mess with any bolt size difference or anything of that sort. Connected the vacuume line back to the EGR as well instead of just plugging it seeing as the line only functions once the valve opens and draws air.
I've left the harness unplugged, but I'm going to try to connect it and see if that will take care of the CEL since the EGR now even if opens will not have a function. Not sure if it will work or not, but takes care of that annoying orange glow.
Next on the list is to start replacing all vacuume lines and connections.
This one was split and temp fixed with some elec. tape.
The PCV valve slides out with out any resistance at all really, so going to get that replaced
And also the CAI hose... It has some cracks that do not go all the way through, but taped it up also just to make sure I didn't miss a small one. I plan on replacing this with actuall piping instead of plastic.
All vac lines and of the like I plan on getting either in color or coloring myself to start that whole process.