It is behind the drivers seat under a small door on the back deck. It is probably side post.
Connect the positive cable to the positive battery post on the donor car and on the Corvette. Connect the negative cable to some metal part of each vehicle, such as the engine. Be careful of the fan blades on each car. Let the donor car run for approximately 15 minutes to put a slight charge in the battery on the Corvette before you attempt to start it. Start the Corvette and as soon as it starts disconnect the battery cables.
It runs from the negative battery post to the frame, block, and body.
No. If the battery post if missing then you will have to buy a new battery. My question to you is how is a battery post missing?
Most fuel pumps on post 1980's vehicles are found in the fuel tank.
You can buy an adapter to convert a side post to top post or visa versa.
It is as simple as changing the battery cables.
The post with the red cable attached to it. The positive post is slightly larger than the negative post. + & - is normally printed on the top of the battery next to the post.
You can buy and adaptor to connect the top post cables to a side post battery. Or you can simply replace the side post cables with top post cables.
Connect the Positive + battery cable to the positive + battery post first. Then connect the Negative - cable to the negative - battery post.
Positive (Red) to positive post on battery. Negative (Black) to negative post on battery.
Some of the online places that one can find pictures of a 1974 Corvette are Corvette Trader and WebCars. The 1974 Corvette can also be found where different members of a forum may post such as at Digital Corvettes.
There is no standard for locating the positive or negative posts on a battery. You must look fot the " + " symbol on the battery. The positive post is slightly larger than the negative post.