I can't even tell what his photo is showing, too zoomed in. I'll side with Dan W. though.
Since I have a Weber carb, here's what I use to block off the heat shield over the exhaust manifold. I used lug nuts from O'Reilly to cap the threaded ports no longer of use.
Here's my home-made EGR block-off plate. "Next time" I'll include an "ear" with a hole for the throttle return spring. The dark stuff is dried Permatex Aviation sealer.
Here's how I have my canister hooked up: from carb and back to the fuel tank area, others capped off.