Randy,
I think you can forget the 4R70W - it's a 4.6/5.4 modular and electronic control trans. The AODE and the E4OD are as well and also for the modulars. This leads you to the AOD or the 4/5 speed trannys. As far as a manual in your part of the world - and the traffic - all I can feel is your future left leg pain. Then there is the bell housing, clutch, pressure plate, pedal linkage or hydraulics, the new drive shaft..........

Take a look here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_C6_transmission#E4OD.