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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A
Amendment No. 2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 of Zapata Corporation
dated December 5, 2003 and in the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Zapata
Corporation (Registration No. 333-45568) - 1996 Long Term Incentive Plan of our
report dated June 6, 2003 (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and
includes explanatory paragraphs relating to (1) the Company's emergence from
bankruptcy as of October 10, 2000, and the effect of this emergence on the
comparability of the consolidated financial statements and (2) the Company's
change in method of accounting for goodwill to conform with Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard No. 142), and contained in the Annual Report on
Form 10-K of Safety Components International, Inc. for the year ended March 29,
2003.

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Greenville, South Carolina
December 5, 2003

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