I just cut off the top of the egr where it bolted to the throttle body and flipped the bracket around so the hole was plugged....put some hi-temp rtv sealant around the edges and screwed it down...works good so far...I also hear that you can use a 351-W FUEL PUMP block plate or something like that and it will bolt right in place but i could never find one. Hope that helps.
I think Wazee on E-bay (the guy that makes the idler pullye) sells an EGR blockplate for really cheap. I have it on my car, its just a nice machined piece of aluminum that bolts up. I also bought an EGR cap from him.
thats actually not a bad idea, but two more questions.
1. with the 351-c fuel block plate, will check engine light come on?
2. is the EGR block plate on ebay the correct one? because when looking for an EGR gasket during intake swap, they had the wrong gasket, and the right one was for a 351w. and will my CE light come on??
if you remove the housing and sensor the light will come on. the egr does not have to function but it has to be connected. I actually had mine zipped tied to the evaporator and plugged up to turn the light off. the light wont effect your performance, its just annoying. you could always take the bulb out of the ses. what i did was epoxy the hole and grinded it down smooth.