EXHIBIT 32.2


  CERTIFICATION OF CFO PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT
                TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Annual Report of Zapata Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), Leonard DiSalvo, as Chief
Financial Officer of the Company, hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002 to the best of my knowledge, that:

      (1)   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) of
            the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (2)   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
            material respects, the financial condition and result of operations
            of the Company.


/s/ Leonard DiSalvo
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Leonard DiSalvo
Vice President - Finance and Chief Financial Officer
March 26, 2004

This Certification accompanies this Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed by the Company for
purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.