The cable will cost anywhere from $5.00 to $10.00 US depending on the source.
If it is like the 72 beetle, Have someone hold the the carb throttle open to give you some slack in the cable, then hook it in from the passenger side. If you hook in from the driver side it will come up done trust me
The biggest difference is the 74 has energy absorbing bumpers that the 73 is lacking.
between the rear wheels
Someone put one on it.
1974 was the first year of energy absorbing Beetle bumpers. You can't use earlier bumpers on 1974s.
check jbugs.com
NO
Mine didn't have any.
Remove the left rear wheel. The clutch cable runs along the left side of the transmission to a lever near the top of the bell housing, close to the engine/trans connection. There is a wing nut that adjusts the cable at that lever.
Machine 7 or Just aircooled
correct it will fit. be sure to take lots of pictures before you pull all of the wires off. so you have a diagram of where they go after.
Call a locksmith he can make you one on the spot.