For anyone out there thinking about hacking their own cables, I found this site:
Creative Zen and Sandisk Sansa connectors
They sell the DIY connectors necessary to make Sansa 30-pin cables from scratch. They also sell a nice breakout PCB to make it easier to test/experiment. It’s a little pricey, but I guess if you were going to build your dock or something it might be worth it.
The connectors are only $4.50 shipped, so it might be a cheaper way to go if you already have an audio/usb cable you could reuse. Most retail places charge $15-20 for a Sansa data cable.