Kadutz,
Can I have ice cream with my worms?
You've expanded the field somewhat with the addition of changes as well as errors, although in many cases an undocumented change is just as bad as an error, eh?
In any case I wouldn't have any problem including all the info in your list in a database as long as the info was complete.
A few things to keep in mind about databases - in addition to being as complete and accurate as possible, information has to be put into standardized forms for it to become fully useful. Anther consideration would be conciseness and brevity -there would be a certain limit to the number of characters devoted to descriptions, for example.
Consider for a moment all the parts lists on my website. I entered all that data by hand into a database program that I wrote specifically for Triumph motorcycle parts. Of course I only had to enter it once - into the database - and then I had only to code various routines to generate all the html pages you see on hermit.cc. Have to give it some thought, but I would consider using that same program for errors. Once the data is entered, it could be presented in html by both source (parts books) and by part numbers, Database is a lot of work (i'm not afraid of work), but the results are very powerful.
Kadutz, I spent 2-1/2 hours putting your list into a format that I could work with. There's still quite a bit of information missing, but it would make a great start towards something that would be truly useful to a very wide community. Fill in the blanks and post it here - I'll slam it into a dbf.
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-Replacement Parts Catalogue 1970~Part 1 USA Edition; (??page,ref for speedo and tach) Both Grey & Blk faced speedo/tach used.
-Replacement Parts Catalogue 1970~Part 1 USA Edition; 3 dif lifting handles (??page,ref,part# for all 3 handles - + if possible order or ser # of introduction)
-Replacement Parts Catalogue 1970~Part 1 USA Edition (??,page,ref) 60-2256/2257 Clear Hooter #SF725L/SF725H: changed aft Jan 1, 1970 to 60-2623/2624 (Clear Hooter HF80l/HF80H)
?License plate extender and assorted bits with it. (?? more details + pp, refs, part#s)
-Replacement Parts Catalogue 1970~Part 1 USA Edition; pp.26/27, ref.4, 57-3660 camplate index plunger, changed May 1970 to leaf spring (??part# for leaf spring + (ideally) source, page,ref for leaf spring if it appears in a later parts book)
-(??Source title); pp.36/37 ref 18,19,20 (??part#s) studs & nuts attaching the rear frame section to the front and one front motor mount location (???)
while ref 28,29,30 were used in both locations (??page,ref).
(?? I'd need more clarity on this. What's the problem with pp 36/37 refs 18,19,20? And what two locations are we talking about?)
-(??source); pp.36/37 ref 18,19,20 (??part#s) [Those fasteners] inserted from D/S, not T/S as shown.
-Replacement Parts Catalogue 1970~Part 1 USA Edition; pp 38/39, ref 40, Brake switch lever. Listed as F5687 (82-5687), should be F5412 (82- 5412)
-(?? source,page,ref, part# that source shows for (?? 1970 fork assy): (??part# for 1969 fork assembly) used before AD34763 & AD35763 thru AD38464
(?? i didn't check these serial #'s - are they for 1970 machines?)
-(??Source,page,ref,part#s for fenders and stays) Cdn T120: stainless fenders/black stays lieu of painted fenders/chrome stays
-With the exception of the horns and Canadian T120 fenders this would also apply to TR6/TR6R/TR6C models
(?? so if page and/or ref differ from those of T120, I'd need those to create entries for those models, just as in the parts books)
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