just put the car in the air to drain the gearbox and OD unit as I would rather fill with oil now before the cover goes on even though it is possible to do from under the car you need to break your wrist in 3 places to do it!. Spotted that I hadn't yet covered the bare ali floors:
A new can of stone chip later:
Really glad I remembered to scuff the panels up before fitting as the thought of doing it on the lift made my neck and back tweak just thinking about it!
TTFN
Mac