hey ddstoys 

and now to the topic.

Yes i support the idea of a template, but you may need 2 templates, 1 for working machines and 1 for project pins.
the project pin template may need "are all major/minor components complete " (major components meaning game Specific parts & minor being common parts used in all pins that are readily available)
Are all boards in the machine
if minor or major repairs are needed (i.e. does it just need a clean, rebulbing & re rubbering or does it need board faults or playfield repaires)

the things i have listed might be useless but i do suggest the 2 different templates for project & working pins

hope this helps