UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13D
                               (Amendment No. 2)*

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                      Safety Components International, Inc.
                      -------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                                  ------------
                           (Title of Class Securities)

                                    786474205
                                    ---------
                                 (CUSIP Number)
                                 Leonard DiSalvo
                         Vice President--Finance and CFO
                               Zapata Corporation
                         100 Meridian Centre, Suite 350
                            Rochester, New York 14618
                               Tel. (585) 242-2000

                                   Copies To:
                              Gordon E. Forth, Esq.
                             Woods Oviatt Gilman LLP
                             700 Crossroads Building
                                Two State Street
                            Rochester, New York 14614
                               Tel. (585) 987-2800

                        --------------------------------
                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to receive Notices and Communications)

                                 October 6, 2003
             ------------------------------------------------------
             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box / /.

Note. Six copies of this statement, including all exhibits, should be filed with
the Commission. See Rule 13d-1(a) for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.







*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
    person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
    securities and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
    would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

    The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
    deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
    Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section
    of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
    (However, see the Notes).



                                      -2-


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)      NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Zapata Corporation
         74-1339132
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(2)      CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See
         Instructions)

                       (a)  / /
                       (b)  / /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(3)      SEC USE ONLY

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(4)      SOURCE OF FUNDS
         WC

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(5)      CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
         REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)            / /

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(6)      CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         Nevada

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                    (7)      SOLE VOTING POWER

                                             4,162,394 shares
                                    --------------------------------------------
NUMBER OF SHARES                    (8)     SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON                                0
WITH                                --------------------------------------------
                                    (9)      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                             4,162,394 shares
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    (10)     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                    --------------------------------------------
                                                     0
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(11)     AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
         REPORTING PERSON






                                      -3-


          4,162,394 shares
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(12)     CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES
         (See Instructions)                             / /
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(13)     PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
         83.9%
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(14)     TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions)
         CO

                                      -4-



     This Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D ("Amendment No. 2") is being filed by
Zapata Corporation ("Zapata") to amend its original Schedule 13D filed September
29, 2003 by Zapata, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed October 6, 2003 (the
"Schedule 13D"), relating to the common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the
"Common Stock"), of Safety Components International, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Issuer"). This Amendment No. 2 amends the Schedule 13D to
include additional information in Item No. 6 and Item No. 7. All other items
that remain unchanged from the Schedule 13D are not repeated herein, but are
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer

     The seller of 1,444,972 shares of Common Stock that Zapata acquired on
October 2, 2003 executed and delivered to Zapata an irrevocable proxy to vote at
the Issuer's 2003 annual meeting of stockholders the shares of Common Stock held
by it or with respect to which it has the right to vote as of the record date
for such annual meeting. A copy of the proxy is filed as Exhibit 1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

1  Irrevocable Proxy dated September 26, 2003 executed by Putnam Investment
   Management, LLC in favor of Zapata.*

2  Irrevocable Proxy dated September 26, 2003 executed by Putnam Fiduciary Trust
   Company on behalf of Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. in favor of Zapata.*

3  Irrevocable Proxy dated September 26, 2003 executed by Wayland Investments
   Fund, LLC in favor of Zapata.*

4  Irrevocable Proxy dated September 26, 2003 executed by Jefferies & Company,
   Inc. in favor of Zapata.*

5. Irrevocable Proxy dated October 6, 2003 executed by AIG Global Investment
   Corp. in favor of Zapata.

*Previously filed.

                                      -5-


                                    Signature
                                    ---------

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

         Dated: October 9, 2003

                                            ZAPATA CORPORATION

                                            By:  /s/ Leonard DiSalvo
                                                 ---------------------------
                                            Name:  Leonard DiSalvo
                                            Title: VP--Finance and CFO



                                      -6-



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                  -------------


Exhibit No.             Description
-----------             -----------

   5.            Irrevocable Proxy dated October 6, 2003
                 executed by AIG Global Investment Corp.
                 in favor of Zapata



                                      -7-