This section is not considered to be "exactly the way it will turn out" because I believe the most valuable lesson is probably that there is no exact formula.

It is always said: expect your swap to cost twice as much and take twice as long as you thought it would.

The way I personally make decisions about this stuff is primarily out of reason and of course money is an important factor.  Furthermore, this web site is about 80% designed for the do-it-yourselfer, and about 20% designed for someone who wants to have a Land Cruiser shop do the conversion but make an informed decision the process.

Most importantly, regarding diesel conversions, you need to ask yourself "what do I want to do with the truck" and "how much do I want to spend."

After working in a shop too and knowing the costs associated with such a project this will be an expensive swap.  If you have a shop do it you are going to probably spend over $15,000 to do it right. 

For the do it yourselfer, I think it can be well done for $10,000 using a used motor (but remember diesels run forever).  Most engine sellers will also provide a warrantee for example 100 days after the truck is first started.  Check out the link's section for listings on potential engine suppliers.

For me personally I think I can do it for around $8,000 but then again expect it to cost more so maybe it will.

I'm not going to go through a break down but maybe some day I'll update this section and it will have a breakdown.  I recommend doing a breakdown yourself though and plan on spending at least $1500 on items that you have not already previously accounted for.  This includes a larger diameter custom exhaust which could be in the neighborhood of $500 or more.