Cold air through the parking brake boot

[67rustavenger]

So a couple buddies and I went for a cruise last Saturday. It was a typical PNW wet and rainy day.

My 67 has great heat and I am quite comfortable. But could feel cool / cold air coming through the parking brake boot (it's original and cracked) chilling my right arm.

The tunnel seals are intact and I have the chassis drain valve in place that I purchased from the local Porsche dealer.

Does the air come in from the fuel line seals? That seams the logical location.

What have you done to fix this?
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[mukluk]

Possible stock routes of ingress for airflow in the tunnel:
- shift rod inspection plate and seal at the front
- fuel line grommet under tank
- transaxle nose cone seal
- clutch and accelerator cable seal
- fuel line grommet at left frame horn
- tunnel drain at center rear bottom
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[heimlich]

Is it flowing through like a wind or just cold there?

If it is a wind them something is possibly scooping it up such as the front cover missing.
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[gt1953]

I would suspect the cover plate is missing in front were the shift rod is installed. How secure is the boot by the way?
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