You dont need to take the steering column all the way out to get the pedal assembly swapped, just drop it down a little.
The pedal assembly is the biggest pain in the arse of the whole swap, but if I can do it, then I'm sure you can
Here's the site that I went by, it has a complete parts list and step by step instructions with pictures. I went by it and had no problems at all with the swap.
T5 swap
I pieced my kit together, and after selling the fairly fresh AOD, I only ended up out of about $150-200 for the swap. Not bad for over a half a second quicker in the 1/4 and a LOT more fun to drive
good luck with it, and if you have any problems, feel free to PM me or catch me on AIM screenname: "stangcobra"