Installing 10.4 on a G3 from a G5 using firewire ?

I hope I am in the correct forum. First I would like to know if anybody has actually done this and then have they had probelms afterwards or does the G3 then work fine with both systems or does a person then have to spend endless hours changing settings, prefereneces etc ?
I have a G3 Indgo early 2001 20GB 500MHz 512Ram SlotLoading CDRW and am thinking about putting on OSX10.4.8 to be able to use some websites that do not support OS 9.1 How is this done through firewire ? I understand that it can not be done dircetly from the disc.
Also, I have the 10.3.9 disc that came with the G5, would this be a better option, and if so, then how would I go about putting it on the G3

1. You cannot use FireWire Target Disk mode to install Mac OS X onto a G3 from a G5. Using FireWire Target Disk mode to perform the installation works between a G3 and G4 Mac, between two G5 Macs, and between two Intel Macs; the Mac OS X Server 10.4 Universal Binary may be able to work between different architectures.
2. If you manage to install Mac OS X 10.4 successfully, the computer will work with both Mac OS X 10.4 and Mac OS 9.
3. If you don't have access to a G3 or G4 Mac to perform the installation, you need to submit this form.
4. You cannot use the installation disks that came with your G5 with any other model of Mac. The information in 1 applies to retail installation disks.
5. You need to download and run this firmware updater before installing 10.2, 10.3, or 10.4 on your computer through any method or inserting the installation disks into your computer.
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