Interior assembly, looking for tips, tricks, input, do's and dont's...

[Carbone]

The leak testing is an excellent idea. I knew I had no leaks because i have been in it 3 or 4 times during rain BUT the interior roof was still in place. What I had NOT done, was been inside during a rain when it was pointing down hill with the interior removed. Where it is parked now the front sits quite a bit lower than the rear. I checked it during last weeks toad strangler and had 4!!! pretty good leaks. I spent the last few evenings sealing and searching. Its supposed to rain tonight so we will see. GREAT advice, thanks again. It will be parked level or nose up from now on after this little test session.

[buswarrior]

See the new thread about leak testing here:

http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?topic=23185.msg254782#msg254782

Entitled: Leak testing your bus, before you begin your interior build

You might want to think hard about blasting some parts of the coach with pressurized water.

happy coaching!
buswarrior

[pipopak]

About the wiring: it is an excellent idea to run the wires inside conduit. Installing some extra conduit with a few strategically placed boxes is smart too, but I think that running the wires also is overkill. If the conduit is at least a half-assed job it is really easy to run wires after closing the walls with a fish tape. According to Mr Murphy, the wires that were installed "just in case" will be the wrong size/type/color.
I think a second conduit on each exterior wall right above/below the main ones using larger boxes (like a 2 gang instead of singles) already connected to the ones in use and maybe 2 in the ceiling should be plenty. Total extra cost: maybe $30. Convenience: priceless!.

[belfert]

Rather than using a fish tape later with your conduit just install a string or two that can be used as a pull string later.  You just need to remember to pull in a new string when adding new wire later.