Unable to install any Mac OS via any method

I consider myself an extremely knowledgeable mac user but I am out of ideas with this iMac G4 800. As the story goes, my family had two of these purchased within a year of each other around 2000 or 2001. In 2005 I got a PowerBook, transferred my files from the iMac I was using at the time and got ready to reformat the iMac and reinstall a fresh OS (10.3 at the time I think). Well no matter what I tried the install would fail with ambiguous error messages, the machine would kernel panic on startup from the install DVD. Installing via Target Disk Mode would cause random freezes, hangups, and I/O errors. I assumed the disk was fried but various utilities reported NO bad sectors even though OS X's disk utility was unable to zero out the drive (more I/O) errors. I found it highly suspicious that the day I get a new Mac and transfer my files over, the old one completely dies on me.
So I took the **** thing apart. Every screw in the thing was removed. I salvaged some hardware and scrapped the rest, chalking the experience up to bad luck. Now jump ahead again to 4 years later, that is, this week. The second and only remaining iMac, running OS 10.3 perfectly is no longer needed. I planned on wiping the drive and installing 10.5 on it. So try to imagine my surprise when the exact same symptoms start appearing. Kernel panics on booting the install DVD, unable to install via TDM, pacifist, etc.
I've run through the motions, reset-nvram, reset PRAM, reset PMU, remove RAM, remove Airport Card.
Booting from the 10.4 retail DVD results in a kernel panic with an "unable to find driver for this model Powermac 4,2"
I refuse to accept this is a hardware issue and that both iMacs failed on exactly the day that I tried to erase them and install a new OS. But I'm out of ideas.

It sounds like you are using machine specific disks to install.
Things in this upgrade faq (by Ali B) should help.
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