I got everything apart and i'm going to finish in the morning. The water pump is a pain, you have to remove the timing cover, belt, and idler to get all the bolts for the water pump out. Other than that it's pretty easy, just a tight spot. I recommend loosening the bolts on the water pump pulley before taking the belt off, I had trouble with that as I had already removed the crank pulley. Basically what I mean is, if you haven't done the timing belt or it's anywhere near being due you may as well replace it when you do the water pump because you have to remove it anyway.
Sent money for a vacuum block, will install that when it arrives, probably when I replace the wastegate and fix the exhaust mani leak.
Also, I'm trying to order some ARP studs for my exhaust mani, Which ARP studs do I need (thread size, pitch and length) and where is a good site to buy them?