No, the lever is not clocked. You can reach in from the side to access the lever. When I had the RC mount, the only way to access the lever was opening the hood and reaching down.
So far the Lobo is holding up like a champ. My old RC mount was trashed.
Mine has Molle side panels, but mine is a prototype unit. I’m not sure what the production models have. I’d reach out to Diabolical to see what they say.
A photo of the slide being used out in the wild. As someone mentioned upthread, big use of this slide is to be able to open the cooler for a frosty one.