Yesterday I made some EGR block off plates. I had a big 1-1/2" thick chunk of aluminum so I cut a block out of it then cut a 3/4" thick slice and a 3/8" slice from that block then cut them to shape and sanded them to dimension on the belt sander. Lastly, I have a ceramic tile with a sheet of 220 grit glued to it that I use for surfacing. That got it pretty flat so that they would seal. I also bolted the intake and air conditioning pump on. starting to look pretty complete. I was thinking that I might fire it off today but I can't find my water pump pulley
I ordered one on Ebay. So when it gets here in November I should be good to go.