Cannot Install OS Maveric after disk Erase

I had a while back a grey/black screen problem that would not allow me to wake up the Mac. I tried all the things I read here, Reset the SMC, the NVRAM/PRAM; verified disks, verified disk permissions, but nothing would work. So, I tried to restore, there I had the options to choose which disk on the left, and I chose the one I had the OS EXTENDED, and as the destination I put the Mac OS Install DVD. Now, I am not sure what I did, and it turned that now, on the disk (image) I have, under my Hard drive is the Mac OS X Install DVD, but althoug its capacity is 499.25 GB, it shows only 61 MB available, and Used: 5.38 GB.
Hoping to just install the Original DVDs I had so I could have use of my Mac. It didn't do much, I am able to not get the grey/black screen, and do get to start up to install, not the original DVDs, but I was able to download the OS Maverics (which is what I think caused the problem in the first place). But the thing is that even though I have downloaded it, it cannot be installed cause even though somehow I have 2 disks to choose from the Mac OS Install DVD, and another OS X Install ESD (I have no idea how I got it), both show they have at least 61 MB free and 5.44 GB total, there is not enough free space on them.
Can anyone help me please? Thank you lots. I live in Northen Italy, but I would rather not carry it on the train after walking to the station to take it somewhere to be looked at in Milan.

Hi, Michael -
What version is the OS 9 Install CD? Is it a retail
one (white label, gold 9), or a model-specific one?
It's the retail version (white label, gold 9), one that I've had through my last 3 or 4 machines.
PowerMac G4 Digital Audio Mac OS X (10.4.3) 733Mhz, 1GB Ram, Pioneer DVR-107D

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