A filler panel for inserting within a vehicle body section that has a plurality of slats positioned substantially parallel with respect to one another, and each slat has a slat connector mechanism. The apparatus further has a molded encasing exhibiting a shape suitable for insertion into the vehicle body section, and the molded encasing contains each of the plurality of slats secured substantially parallel with respect to one another within the molded encasing such that each connector mechanism associated with each of the plurality of slats protrudes from the encasing such that each connector mechanism is positioned to be affixed to the vehicle body section.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/600,789, entitled "FORTRESS BODY," and filed on Aug. 12, 2004, which is incorporated herein by reference.
