Anyone ever converted a '59 Edsel Ranger 2dr hardtop to a 4 speed?

I have a 1959 Edsel Ranger 2dr hardtop an it currently has the 223 6cyl an 3 speed on the column. I actually plan to keep the 223 an 3 speed if I ever want to make it original again. I want to upgrade to the 361 "Super Express" V8. I realize no Edsel's had 4 speeds only the 2 speed auto or a 3 speed auto or the standard 3 speed. Anyway I would like to go to a 4 speed rather then the 3 speed I know both are 1:1. This is not to boost my mpg just only to make it more fun to drive as i like to shift on the floor an enjoy a added gear. I don't want to mess up the column only remove the shifter an the 3 speed shifting linkage as you may know its to hard an rare to replace plus I want to be able to put it back original if i wanted. What ford 4 speeds would work best just for a daily driver behind a 361? Has anyone else did this setup? I also want to upgrade the brake master cylinder to dual master cylinder an keep the drum brakes all the way around but not sure what dual nonpower brake master cylinder I need. I heard '59 ford fairlanes had a dual master cylinder you could buy so i'm sure it should fit my edsel since its basiclly the same design on the single master cylinder bolt pattern. Also i would like to know if i would need to shorten or lenghten my driveshaft to accept the 4 speed. Any help is much apperciated!

The car is only valuable as a collector's item. There weren't that many made before Ford realized what a mistake they'd made. You'd be making a big mistake and destroying the vale if you start chopping that thing up and using it as a daily driver.

Though I, never have done an Edsel, the modifaction should be simple to execute in a manner that would allow you to someday return to stock… The 4 speed shifter mounts on the transmission, so measure and cut the hole. Many of the old engines crankshafts were machined for the transmission type, make sure yours is machined for pilot bushing /bearing of the four speed…
on the brakes: the dual cylinder for passenger car safety didn't increase braking, I had several 2 1/2 ton trucks the government allowed to be manufactured with single, because commercial drivers were trained to check brake fluid etc., check your fluid regularly.
you'll likely need a driveshaft made. The cost of new vs modified can actually cost less. Save the old one with your engine, transmission and section of tunnel/floorboard…
Have fun… Building your Super Express powered Ranger…

After researching the data preserved at:
http://www.edsel.com/pages/edsel59.htm
I found that Ford Motor Company did in fact manufacture a limited number of vehicles from Edsel Division with the Borg-Warner T-85OD, which packed a planetary overdrive in the extension housing of the three-speed main gearbox. With poor sales, however, Ford Motor discontinued the Edsel brand in 1961.

Retrofitting a four- or five-speed (e.g., Borg-Warner T-10, Richmond OD 5-speed) would require body modifications, as manual-gearbox Edsels only had the shifter (Reverse and Low on one rod, Intermediate and Direct on the other) as an integral part of the steering column.