I’ve debated shaving those, but someone proposed turning them into LED bed lights, which seems like an interesting repurposing, too. At present I remain undecided and open to suggestions. :)

Correct and Correct. It’s an IPD Sport Exhaust, but the standard 240 bend. Good eye!

It has a removable tailgate, but it’s not hinged. It’s on my To Do list, but admittedly pretty far down.